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With compose for desktop announced, I was wondering when a new interface would be unveiled. Looks like they are using the migration to the new stack to experime
by eklavya 5y ago
With compose for desktop announced, I was wondering when a new interface would be unveiled. Looks like they are using the migration to the new stack to experiment with a lightweight alternative to vscode. I wonder if it also uses kotlin native and moves away from JVM, doesn’t seem likely since they say they are sharing code processing backend with IntelliJ.
- donatzsky 5y agoIt uses a client-server architecture, with with code-completion and other IDE features provided by a server separate from the editor client. I suppose that means you might need the JVM for the IDE back-end, but there's no reason why the editor can't be native. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29378010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29378010
- eklavya 5y agoThanks, sounds exciting. This definitely propels IntelliJ into the future. Beat of luck to them:)
- kaba0 5y agoI don’t think kotlin native would beat the JVM in performance though, only at memory usage. Not even Graal AOT beats it for long-running tasks and I imagine it has a bigger mindshare behind it.