KMP with non-Kotlin languages

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Shows concrete patterns for using Kotlin Multiplatform with existing native libraries: how Skia binding via C++ glue uses external functions and JNI name quirks that break at runtime, how C interop with header-driven stubs makes QuickJS/Zipline type-safe on native, and how using jextract (Java 22) + generated bindings yields safer JVM JNI at the cost of extra build variants. Demonstrates a Zig-based fast C/C++ build (sub-500 ms), trade-offs between runtime fragility and build complexity, and a tiny multi-language demo (C, C++, Rust, Swift, Zig) exposing a C ABI.

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1. 0:00Kotlin multiplatform intro
2. 3:12Multiplatform library reuse
3. 7:23Skia for Kotlin multiplatform
4. 13:42Safety with Zipline
5. 23:14Mosaic and native libraries
6. 36:35Native library wrapper
7. 39:51Summary

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