Or are they improving the language syntax so the I...
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Carrascado
07/27/2020, 5:08 PMOr are they improving the language syntax so the IDE has it easier? I don't understand
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Kroppeb
07/27/2020, 5:09 PMI think it's improving the scripting runtime and specifically in the context of gradle or something
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João Gonçalves
07/27/2020, 5:10 PMKotlin isn’t just a programming language, sure there’s a Kotlin programming language, but Kotlin is composed of various things, namely (not exclusively):
• the programming language
• scripting runtime
• compiler
• tooling (gradle plugins, etc)
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Carrascado
07/27/2020, 5:11 PMSo when they are updating the version of Kotlin, they might be talking about improving an IntelliJ IDEA plugin?
Carrascado
07/27/2020, 5:11 PMAnd not new syntax or language features?
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okarm
07/27/2020, 5:13 PMNo, the whole ecosystem is touched by the massive update. From the language implementation to tooling.
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Carrascado
07/27/2020, 5:13 PMI think I understand it, thank you very much all
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