Prefer to over Pair syntax KT-C1002

The to function provides better readability and makes the code more self-explanatory. When to is used, it's more clear that a pair is being created from two values, improving code comprehension. Furthermore, Kotlin promotes a consistent and expressive coding style. Using to aligns with other collection-related functions, such as mapOf, listOf, and setOf, which also use a similar syntax. This consistency enhances code readability and maintainability.

For example, when creating a map of strings to integers, one could initialize it like the following:

val map = mapOf(
    "ten" to 10,
    "twenty" to 20,
)

In the example above, the individual values in the map convey the meaning some value is mapped to some other value. Similarly, usage of to in the context of creating a pair conveys the meaning that some value is paired to some other value. Therefore, it is recommended that you replace the usage of Pair with to throughout your codebase.

Bad Practice

val pair = Pair(1, 2)

Recommended

val pair = 1 to 2