There may still be some use cases where having the library in Java makes sense, such as to keep the aar file as small as possible. The server code is also in Java and while size isn't a constraint, I'd like to keep memory down where possible by avoiding unnecessary dependencies being loaded into the classpath at runtime. Whether or not excluding Kotlin makes a huge difference may even be a trivial concern but I don't have the time or desire to benchmark it.
Signed-off-by: William Brawner <me@wbrawner.com>
In the long-term, I'm not confident that Kotlin will replace Java on the
backend nor that Ktor will replace Spring Boot as the most popular
JVM language or framework, respectively. I don't really have any desire
to be on the bleeding edge of tech or go off the beaten path for this so
I'd like to keep with the industry standards so that it's easier for me
to work on over time.
