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so for a multiplaftform desktop/mobile app frontend, do you recommend kotlin-jvm with tornadofx/javafx, or kotlin-js with angular or something?

alright, thanks. I've been using tornadofx and find it a tad frustrating, so wondering if the grass is actually greener on the other side

It depends. If you're already experienced in web development, of course the web world will be easier, but the massive cost in resources and performance is just too much I'm my opinion. The fact the IntelliJ and Slack take almost the same to run is telling.

Using Electron for desktop apps is worth considering (many people say VSCode is faster then IntelliJ). You can use KVision to create cross-platform apps with Electron in 100% Kotlin.