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> wish there was some more variety Kotlin is coming up on the outside. Late to the party, but the data science ecosystem is progressing nicely.
CERN started diving into Python back in 2002, I was part of one of the first trainings that were taking place. Same applies to many other research institutions. Good luck catching up with a 20 years old ecosystem, with a language that only gets used mainly thanks to Google's sponsorhip for Android apps.
Kind of ignorant... given that Kotlin is JVM-compatible, it works with libraries even more than 20 years old.
Do I care if it is at parity with Python? Hell no I don't, as long as it allows me to accomplish the tasks I need -- and it does, faster, easier, with fewer errors -- then I'm very happy.