Hey peeps, I started using Kotlin recently and whi...

# getting-started

[vsr]

Hey peeps, I started using Kotlin recently and while trying to build my first Gradle-based task using Ktor (https://ktor.io/docs) I realised I had to kill the running task (./gradlew run) after making code changes. Is there a hot module reloading concept in Kotlin (coming from a frontend background) 🙂

[tseisel]

Ktor has a Hot Reload feature, but it is only applicable to server-side applications built with Ktor ; that won't work if you are using ktor-client to perform HTTP requests.
Because Kotlin is only a programming language (just like JavaScript) it does not have Hot Module Reloading on its own. It is a feature provided by a framework/bundler.

[vsr]

Ohh, thanks a lot! I missed it somehow. Yep, building a server-side app using Ktor.👍🏽🙂