#Intro
Kotlin is a new programming language for the JVM. It produces Java bytecode, supports Android and generates JavaScript. The latest version of the language is Kotlin M5.3
Kotlin project website is at kotlin.jetbrains.org.
All the codes here can be copied and run on Kotlin online editor.
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This benchmark has been misleading for a while. It was originally made to demonstrate how JIT compilers can do all sorts of crazy stuff to your code - especially LuaJIT - and was meant to be a starting point of discussion about what exactly LuaJIT does and how.
As a result, its not indicative of what its performance may be on more realistic data. Differences can be expected because
