Build a Multiplatform Future with Kotlin
summary
Kotlin Multiplatform claims to be production ready with strict compatibility guarantees and a Kotlin Multiplatform stable since Nov statement; it compiles common Kotlin via the K2 front end into JVM, native (LLVM) and WASM backends, uses Ktor/SQLDelight/DataStore for multiplatform networking and storage, and offers shared UI via Compose Multiplatform shares UI while still interopting with SwiftUI and native toolchains. Tooling includes Fleet and JetBrains Toolbox; the K2 compiler is up to 2x faster, and Google recently endorses KMP for shared business logic.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:01What is Kotlin Multiplatform
- 3:12Native vs cross-platform
- 3:53Kotlin and KMP history
- 7:26KMP stability milestones
- 9:11How Kotlin Multiplatform compilation works
- 10:34Android’s adoption of Kotlin Multiplatform
- 13:19Organizing code in Kotlin Multiplatform projects
- 15:25Expect-actual mechanism
- 17:11Multiplatform libraries
- 18:56Sharing business logic
- 19:40Sharing UI with Compose
- 21:06Compose example
- 22:30Advantages of Kotlin Multiplatform for Android
- 23:34Compose + native UI on iOS
- 24:36Compose Multiplatform updates
- 25:38Multiplatform libraries ecosystem
- 28:24JetBrains Fleet for KMP
- 31:56Debugging in Fleet
- 33:18Summary and getting started
- 34:41Q&A
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