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what would be the underlying difference between
```val self = this```
and
```val self get() = this```
is the latter more expensive for no reason? are they the same?

The latter doesn't create a member field.

ergo you can use it in things like interfaces, but are there other advantages? does it have no disadvantages?

Keep in mind that the second one evaluates the expression every time, the first one only once. No different in this exact case though.

Ah, wasn't thinking about the general case.