Kotlin: What’s Missing and How to Work Around It

Kotlin, a modern programming language, offers many advantages for web development but lacks some features found in other languages. Key missing elements include package-private access modifiers, union types, multi-catch blocks, complex pattern matching, and recursive destructuring declarations. While workarounds exist for some issues, these limitations can be inconvenient for advanced developers. Despite these drawbacks, Kotlin remains a powerful and enjoyable language for many developers.