I've been very frustrated with the pace of Kotlin ...

# random

[eygraber]

I've been very frustrated with the pace of Kotlin patch releases lately, especially since several of my projects are blocked from updating to a new version of Kotlin from a bug that gets addressed weeks or months later in a patch release that either didn't fully fix the bug, or introduced another one.

Anyone else feel like the pace could be quickened a little bit? Or that it's fine, or that there should be less patches? I'd like to hear all opinions 😄

[andylamax]

Not sure about how the pace could be quickened. I believe they are doing everything in their power to release as fast as possible.

BTW: I too have been waiting for a fix that got fixed on 2.1.0-Beta2, but again that introduced another bug 😄

So, now I am waiting to see if that new bug will be fixed in the next release or not

[eygraber]

I would quicken the pace by making smaller and more frequent updates.

[Stefan Oltmann]

That of course would mean more testing / QA overhead.
And all lib authors would need to update more often.

Maybe they should just prioritize bugs before features and ensure the bugfixes are correct without introducing new problems.

[tapchicoma]

@eygraber join Kotlin EAP program, so this issues will be discovered earlier and could be fixed before final release

[Tatiana Bogdanova [JetBrains]]

BTW: I too have been waiting for a fix that got fixed on 2.1.0-Beta2, but again that introduced another bug 😄

So, now I am waiting to see if that new bug will be fixed in the next release or not

Hi @andylamax! Thanks for the feedback. Could you please share a link to this issue?

[eygraber]

@tapchicoma is that just trying out the EAP builds, or is it a specific program to join?

I've tested EAP builds in the past, and even though I've reported issues months in advance of release, the fix didn't make it in until several releases later (or still haven't made it in).

[Tatiana Bogdanova [JetBrains]]

@eygraber Yes, it is a special program. If you wish, I can pass your contact to the curator, she will send instructions and conditions.

[andylamax]

I would like to join this EAP program as well

[andylamax]

@Tatiana Bogdanova [JetBrains] This thread shares the same problems I encountered on 2.1.0-Beta2
https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/CDFP59223/p1728928397234279?thread_ts=1728928397.234279&cid=CDFP59223

[andylamax]

Just upgraded to Kotlin 2.1.0-RC and I am facing another bug (This one seems to be a kotlin gradle plugin bug though), Not sure how to solve it just yet

https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C01F2HV7868/p1730775801560109

[Tatiana Bogdanova [JetBrains]]

@andylamax Could you please create a ticket about this issue?
cc @Margarita Bobova