I’m pretty sure @gayanper post is sarcasm. Forums/text doesn’t carry the tone though so it might be worth editing it to clarify.
The reason I think it’s sarcasm is that he points out basically all reverse points:
- IntelliJ infecting everyone => IntelliJ is used and loved by many. Even by users deeply entrenched in other tools
- JetBrains forcing you to use it => JetBrains being a huge supporter of OpenSource and free tooling (and wide range of tools for many different languages)
- Apple & Microsoft should make Kotlin instead => ironic how Swift (Apple) and C# (Microsoft) are basically exactly that but we love Kotlin for how amazing JetBrains has made and tooled it (as well as other companies languages). Purposely pointing out more heavy handed companies, like RedHat or pre-2015 Microsoft, emphasizes the irony