# What is the advantage of "companion object" vs static keyword

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034>\
**Category:** Language Design\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034 "2017-08-04T16:25:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![arocnies](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/arocnies/32/5143_2.png) [@arocnies](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/arocnies)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-companion-object-vs-static-keyword/4034/109 "2018-08-18T00:37:29Z")

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Check out this topic: [Please close the mega topics (ternary and companion objects)](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/please-close-the-mega-topics-ternary-and-companion-objects/8191)

This recent post is a post in response to the 35th post in this thread and is a really good example of how a mega thread isn’t able to end naturally:

> **The topics aren’t ending naturally**  
> These topics are interesting and people will have an opinion on them. This is great until the topic becomes a place to petition for/against a position. Even though everything has been said, another user will come in support/against the feature of discussion without communicating anything new.

The original link is far enough up in the thread history that there’s a good chance people won’t see it and resume commenting on this thread.

Reposting hoping [this link](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/please-close-the-mega-topics-ternary-and-companion-objects/8191) remains at the bottom 🙂

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