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Talking Kotlin · Tuesday · 15 min

Building Full-Stack Web Apps Entirely in Kotlin

In this Kotlin Conversations episode from KotlinConf 2026, Dan Kim shares how he’s building full-stack web apps entirely in Kotlin using Ktor, Compose, and WebAssembly. He talks about KMP, the future of WASM on the web, and whether Android developers can finally become frontend developers without writing JavaScript. The conversation also explores AI tools, vibe coding, and why the human side of engineering still matters most.

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In this Kotlin Conversations episode from KotlinConf 2026, Dan Kim shares how he’s building full-stack web apps entirely in Kotlin using Ktor, Compose, and WebAssembly. He talks about KMP, the future of WASM on the web, and whether Android developers can finally become frontend developers without writing JavaScript. The conversation also explores AI tools, vibe coding, and why the human side of engineering still matters most.