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:I didn't mention `componentx` functions, but I did clarify that the key motivation for `data class` is auto-generating `equals`, `hashCode`, and `toString`. [[User:Lolinder|Lolinder]] ([[User talk:Lolinder|talk]]) 22:26, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
== Swift influence?? ==
I don't often edit, so I wanted some feedback on this proposed change:
I'd like to remove the assertion that Kotlin was influenced by Swift - the timelines don't really line up (which is not definitive evidence against), and the site referenced in the original edit (http://nilhcem.com/swift-is-like-kotlin/ from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=939832300) does not provide any evidence nor a statement/assertion that the similarities are a result of one language's influence on the other. Given that Kotlin first appeared before Swift, and both languages have common ancestors in the C family of languages, it doesn't seem like this assertion has much backing (in the same way that if two siblings had similar aesthetic features, you'd likely attribute it to their common parents rather than saying that the younger sibling influenced the appearance of the older sibling).
I've also done some searching trying to find the Kotlin team listing Swift as an influence, and have found influences, but not containing Swift.
Is this sufficient to undo that good-faith edit?
[[User:Ploppity|Ploppity]] ([[User talk:Ploppity|talk]]) 04:40, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
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