I have a backend project in kotlin that i want to ...

# javascript

[Jonathan Willis]

I have a backend project in kotlin that i want to convert to Javascript. Is there an out of the box kotiln to js compiler I can use?

[Norbi]

May I ask: why?
If you plan to run it with node.js, it will probably need a huge refactoring (rewrite?) anyway...

[Jonathan Willis]

I'll be running it on vertx. For projects I'll give to others I want to have a typescript base

[napperley]

Vert.x supports the JVM as a deployment target, why is JS required?

[Jonathan Willis]

Because when I work on projects for people I'd rather give them a typescript code base than a kotlin one

[Jonathan Willis]

@napperley any questions I can answer?

[napperley]

Why do you prefer to use TypeScript for backend development projects instead of Kotlin where it is more suitable?

[Jonathan Willis]

Because this is a project I'm going to give someone else.

I believe they'll have an easier time finding people to work in typescript than in kotlin

[Jonathan Willis]

So going back to my question, is there a simple way to transpile it to JavaScript?

[napperley]

If you are talking about converting a Kotlin JVM project to a Kotlin JS one then no.

[napperley]

Kotlin JS has its own transpiler (generates JS files) however it only works on Kotlin JS projects, not Kotlin JVM ones.

[Jonathan Willis]

Gotcha

[Jonathan Willis]

Thanks!