Kotlin/Wasm: Today and Tomorrow
Talkat WasmCon 2023 · on Thursday, 2023-09-07· at 15:30· Grand Ballroom F, Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE·
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Kotlin now targets WebAssembly with a new compiler that emits Wasm modules directly and relies on unfinished proposals—exception handling and wasmgc support—to avoid shipping a custom memory manager, so binaries are smaller and faster. Browsers require flags or Chrome origin trial to run current builds; a playground runs in-browser and Compose Multiplatform demos render and debug with source names. Node.js preview and standalone runtimes are getting GC work, and the next steps are Preview 2, component model work, and wider browser enablement.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 3:31Kotlin/Wasm new compiler
- 4:46WebAssembly proposals we are using
- 10:48Online Playground: play.kotl.in/wasm
- 11:46Online Playground: Customizable
- 11:57Great IDE support
- 12:47Run tests
- 13:44Libraries
- 15:37Debugging Kotlin/Wasm
