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# javascript

[Goetz Markgraf]

👋
I have learned how to write an SPA with React in kotlin. I would like to know if it is possible, to use Kotlin/JS for other use cases, for example using NextJS or Remix with kotlin/JS?
I simply don’t like JavaScript (TypeScript is slightly better) and would love to write these kinds of applications in kotlin, too. thank you color

[spierce7]

NextJS, because of the way their router works, it's difficult to do from kotlin. They like separate files.

You could have a single dynamic router, and then just create everything you want with Kotlin. That would work.

It's not an approach I'd recommend though for a normal website.

[Big Chungus]

Might be possible now that eap builds support es modules and per-file transpiration

[spierce7]

@Big Chungus wait what? Can you talk more about this per file transpiration?

[Big Chungus]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-6168/Ability-to-generate-one-JS-file-for-each-Kotlin-source-file
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-8373/JS-support-ES6-as-compilation-target
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-12784/JS-generate-ES2015-compatible-modules

[Big Chungus]

Per-file transpilation requires 1.9.20-Beta
ES6 requires 1.9.0-Beta

[Big Chungus]

Looks like es6 modules are in 1.8.20 as experimental feature afterall.

[spierce7]

oh, I see