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Kotlin JVM vs Multiplatform (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Aatube@kbin.social to c/programming@beehaw.org

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Hi, I'm somewhat new to Kotlin programming and so far it's becoming my favorite language. I was browsing some Kotlin projects when I found Komac, which recently switched to the Multiplatform target from only having the JVM target.
As far as I know, JVM can also run on all platforms without the use of minGW except for iOS but I don't have a developer certificate or incentive to work beyond CMD scripts so far, so is there an advantage for Kotlin Multiplatform?

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[–] Dankenstein@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kotlin Multiplatform is just a system that allows code to be shared between target platforms.

JVM is a target platform, meaning that once your application is compiled, it can run in a JVM.

Kotlin/Native is another target platform, meaning that once the application is compiled, it runs natively rather than through something like a VM.

Kotlin Multiplatform is not a target platform, it just makes code sharing easier.

[–] haukesomm@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Another important target platform is JS. If you target browsers using the JS target, Kotlin lets you build web apps. There already is pretty good support for major JS functions out of the box and if not, you can always include native JS code using special calls.