Bringing Kotlin to the Web

JetBrains and Google are exploring the potential of WebAssembly GC to enhance the performance and usability of multiplatform apps on the web, focusing on Kotlin. Traditionally, developers have had to either compile their app code to JavaScript or rewrite apps for web platforms, which often resulted in performance compromises. WebAssembly offers a promising alternative by allowing cross-platform code to run with near-native performance in browsers. Kotlin, a popular language for Android apps, is now being tested for web compatibility using WebAssembly, which preliminary results suggest could double the execution speed compared to JavaScript. The collaboration between browser vendors, academics, and service providers is crucial for overcoming technical challenges such as multi-language garbage collection and JavaScript interoperability. This initiative aims to harmonize web and native app development, allowing developers to streamline their workflow while leveraging the web's accessibility and native app performance, with further technical insights to be shared on the V8 Blog.

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