Oxidize Your Kotlin by Adding Some Rust

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Shows a working KTRS demo that wires two Rust functions (add and echo) into a Kotlin Multiplatform module, using cargo and rustup to build native targets, generating a C header via extern "C", and bridging Android via Rust + JNI with manual CNAME and string conversions. Prints go to Android log after adding an Android-specific Rust implementation. Mentions tooling options like Kotlin Multiplatform, UniFFI (and a KMP glue project) to generate bindings instead of handcrafting the pipeline.

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1. 0:00Kotlin multiplatform basics
2. 6:04Introduction to Rust
3. 12:51Combining Kotlin and Rust
4. 17:20Implementing the interop
5. 33:19Platform-specific concerns
6. 38:00Automated tooling options
7. 40:02Learnings and final thoughts

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