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Vincent Savard
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C, c++C++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5int a =5, auto c = 4auto c = 4, etc.).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var var (or letlet) before the name (var a = "asd"var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixture (var i: Intvar i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?

C, c++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5, auto c = 4, etc).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var (or let) before the name (var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixture (var i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?

C, C++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5, auto c = 4, etc.).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var (or let) before the name (var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixture (var i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?

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yannis
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Why does kotlinKotlin require type after variable, rather than before?

C, c++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5, auto c = 4, etc).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var (or let) before the name (var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixuremixture (var i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?

Why does kotlin require type after variable, rather than before?

C, c++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5, auto c = 4, etc).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var (or let) before the name (var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixure (var i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?

Why does Kotlin require type after variable, rather than before?

C, c++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5, auto c = 4, etc).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var (or let) before the name (var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixture (var i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?

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Why does kotlin require type after variable, rather than before?

C, c++, C#, Java, as well as many other statically typed languages have the type before variable like (int a =5, auto c = 4, etc).

Non-statically typed languages (such as Javascript, basic) use var (or let) before the name (var a = "asd")

Why does Kotlin, a statically typed language, use a mixure (var i: Int)?

Why not define it as (Int i = 5)? It's a bit less typing and I don't see the advantage in form #2?