Kotlin-Native for Android developers

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Compares Kotlin/JVM and Kotlin/Native with concrete build steps: source-to-object compilation, linker producing executables, and runtime dynamic loader behavior; explains triplets, XCFrameworks vs fat binaries, and why Kotlin/Native vs JVM matters for build size and debugging. Demonstrates a real ABI pitfall — adding a default parameter can be API-safe but break binaries at runtime (ABI breaks from default params). Gives actionable fixes: prefer CocoaPods/SwiftPM/XCFramework, publish stable libs to Maven, only build needed architectures, and minimize exported symbols to cut size and compile time.

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1. 0:00Introduction and context
2. 3:35Compilation differences
3. 6:06Build configurations
4. 8:58Build targets and triplets
5. 14:00Linking static vs dynamic
6. 18:20Distribution formats
7. 21:35API vs ABI explained
8. 28:23Execution and runtime
9. 34:47Best practices for KMP
10. 40:45Closing and Q&A

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