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> at least with a single connected word, I can always double click to select the token

I'd expect an IDE for Kotlin to detect `stuff like this` and select the entire name. Considering Kotlin came from JetBrains, IDEs are most likely already in the Kotlin community's DNA.

(i never wrote or anything related to Kotlin myself but i do appreciate IDEs helping with stuff like this)




> Considering Kotlin came from JetBrains, IDEs are most likely already in the Kotlin community's DNA.

Idea understands and performs dramatically better with Java.


I my experience it performs quite similarly, but Kotlin code can be a lot denser so similar files don't look similar at first glance.

It also really doesn't like Java with generics for some reason. Still beats any other Java IDE I've seen.


This also means that JetBrains will never write a language server for Kotlin, locking you into their ecosystem.


It doesn't lock you into their ecosystem given that other people can (and have) written language servers for Kotlin.


Which are not nearly as capable and will forever be catching up. For a better situation look at Apple’s sourcekit. I’d take kotlin over swift in less than a heartbeat if it was more open source than Swift. Which us a very low order.





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