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by olcay_ 65 days ago
There definitely is Kotlin without Java, and you can compile Kotlin code for use in jvm, ios/ipados/macos, android, wasm/js, and native.
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bluegatty 64 days ago
Technically yes, but I don't think it could exist without Java.
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vips7L 64 days ago
You can't even read a file in Kotlin without Java.
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drzaiusx11 61 days ago
Not true today anymore, but definitely true for a lot of its history.
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vips7L 51 days ago
Really? I know there's kotlin.io.* but afaik that doesn't work on KNative or KJS.
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bluegatty 62 days ago
thats pretty much what I mean, yes.
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