# Processing in Kotlin with static main function error

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-in-kotlin-with-static-main-function-error/29039>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-in-kotlin-with-static-main-function-error/29039 "2021-04-01T03:09:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-in-kotlin-with-static-main-function-error/29039/2 "2021-04-01T07:21:20Z")

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Hi,

Welcome to the community! 😉

Maybe this previous thread on the subject might be useful :

> [@Writing Processing in Kotlin](https://discourse.processing.org/t/writing-processing-in-kotlin/3957):
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> Hi there, I just tried running a Processing program written in the [Kotlin language](https://kotlinlang.org/), and I thought I would share here the steps in case anyone wants to try. This may not be very interesting if you are happy using the Processing IDE and your projects don’t grow very large. I wonder how many users in this forum use other editors like IntelliJ Idea… If you already do then you might be curious about trying this: Install IntelliJ Idea community edition (free), Processing and Kotlin. Create a new Ko…

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