This platform is agnostic to what kind of software is being developed.
It might be Java or Kotlin libraries running on the JVM, Gradle plugins, Android or iOS applications, C++ libraries, and so on.

This platform does not provide special support for a particular language or ecosystem.

### JVM platform

- Some base services that are available to code hosted by the runtime. This varies by runtime.
- Additional constraints. For example, the CLI client runtimes limit the libraries that are available to the code in that runtime, for performance reasons. 

Other modules and platforms define the services that they contribute to the runtime.