# Does "Try Kotlin" work exactly the same way as using Kotlin in IntelliJ?

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/does-try-kotlin-work-exactly-the-same-way-as-using-kotlin-in-intellij/170>\
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**Created:** [August 8, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/does-try-kotlin-work-exactly-the-same-way-as-using-kotlin-in-intellij/170 "2015-08-08T13:07:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rednifre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/rednifre/32/1490_2.png) [@rednifre](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/rednifre)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/does-try-kotlin-work-exactly-the-same-way-as-using-kotlin-in-intellij/170/1 "2015-08-08T13:07:37Z")

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I'm currently evaluating Kotlin playing around with it on "Try Kotlin" and ran into compiler crashes, parser failures and unexpected behaviour that seems to contradict the documentation. So I wonder: Is "Try Kotlin" the real Kotlin, or do I need to test it in IntelliJ to evaluate it fairly?

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**Author:** ![abreslav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/abreslav/32/8279_2.png) [@abreslav](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/abreslav)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/does-try-kotlin-work-exactly-the-same-way-as-using-kotlin-in-intellij/170/2 "2015-08-09T23:51:14Z")

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try.kotlinlang.org runs the real compiler. The editor behavior may differ from IntelliJ IDEA plugin, but the behavior of the compiler and programs it generates is the same.