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I'm thinking of client machines. People balk at installing Java these days. Is there a way to get the JVM without Java? Is Kotlin not capable of being a client
by ld00d 10y ago
I'm thinking of client machines. People balk at installing Java these days. Is there a way to get the JVM without Java?
Is Kotlin not capable of being a client application?
- tormeh 10y agoYou just package the JVM with the application itself. Create a .bat/.exe/.sh/binary file that calls the JVM with your program as the argument. It's simple, but it will increase the download size of your program significantly (unless your program is huge - then it doesn't matter)
- maxxxxx 10y agoNo installer needed? Just copy the files somewehre? That would be nice.
- eropple 10y agoSure. Plenty of Java-based games do this.
- freekh 10y agoThis may come off a bit snarky but is there really plenty of Java games out there? If so, anything anybody might have heard off?
- Nullabillity 10y agoMinecraft was somewhat popular a few years ago. :P Runescape also used to be a pretty big one, even if it's been shrinking lately AFAIK.
- bdavisx 10y agoMinecraft would be one that a few people have heard of... Many games on Android are also Java based obviously.
- mike_hearn 10y agoOr look at the javapackager tool that comes with JDK8.