Does Kotlin use JVM?

Kotlin mainly targets the JVM , but also compiles to JavaScript (e.g., for frontend web applications using React) or native code via LLVM (e.g., for native iOS apps sharing business logic with Android apps). Language development costs are borne by JetBrains, while the Kotlin Foundation protects the Kotlin trademark.

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Which JDK to use with Kotlin?

Kotlin 1.1. 2 now requires Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 . “Most other Java development tools such as Gradle and the Android toolchain also require JDK 8, so you almost certainly already have it installed,” said Dmitry Jemerov, a principal engineer at JetBrains.27 Nis 2017

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How does Kotlin run on JVM?

1 Answer. Kotlin is a statically-typed programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and also can be compiled to JavaScript source code . This means that Kotlin has two compilers, the former produces bytecode that can be executed in the JVM and the latter produces just Javascript.

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