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Nikolay Igotti
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# Early Access Preview of Kotlin/Native # # Kotlin/Native backend, Beta version #
## Introduction ## ## Introduction ##
_Kotlin/Native_ is a LLVM backend for the Kotlin compiler. It consists of a machine code generation facility using _Kotlin/Native_ is an LLVM backend for the Kotlin compiler.
the LLVM toolchain and a native runtime implementation. It consists of a machine code generation facility using the LLVM toolchain
and a native runtime implementation.
_Kotlin/Native_ is primarily designed to allow compilation for platforms where _Kotlin/Native_ is primarily designed to allow compilation for platforms where
virtual machines are not desirable or possible (such as iOS or embedded targets), virtual machines are not desirable or possible (such as iOS or embedded targets),
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*** DO NOT USE THIS PREVIEW RELEASE FOR ANY PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS *** *** DO NOT USE THIS PREVIEW RELEASE FOR ANY PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ***
This is purely a technology preview of _Kotlin/Native_ technology, and is not yet tuned This beta version of _Kotlin/Native_ technology is not yet tuned
for benchmarking and competitive analysis of any kind. for benchmarking and competitive analysis of any kind.
### Standard Library ### ### Standard Library ###
The standard library in _Kotlin/Native_ is known to be mostly complete, please report us The standard library in _Kotlin/Native_ is known match common standard library in other Kotlin variants.
missing functionality. Note, that standard Java APIs, such as `java.lang.Math` or `java.io` Note, that standard Java APIs, such as `java.math.BigDecimal` or `java.io`
is not available in current _Kotlin_ standard library, but using C interoperability, one could is not available in current _Kotlin_ standard library, but using C interoperability, one could
call similar APIs from the POSIX library, see this [`sample`](https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-native/blob/master/samples/csvparser). call similar APIs from the POSIX library, see this [`sample`](https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-native/blob/master/samples/csvparser).
Also Kotlin/Native standard library contains certain native-specific extensions, mostly around Also Kotlin/Native standard library contains certain native-specific extensions, mostly around