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Ceylon vs Kotlin

A side-by-side look at Ceylon and Kotlin. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Ceylon

Ceylon

Development

Ceylon is an open source programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine or JavaScript runtimes. It features a strong and static type system, immutability by default, higher-order functions, metaprogramming, and modular and hierarchical visibility control.

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Kotlin

Kotlin

Development

Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on the Java virtual machine and can also be compiled to JavaScript. It is designed to interoperate fully with Java code and has many improvements over Java like null safety, functional programming support, and more concise syntax.

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