You're reading from Simplifying Application Development with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile Write robust native applications for iOS and Android efficiently

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801812580

Length 184 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Kotlin

Tools

Android

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

Robert Nagy

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1 - Getting Started with Multiplatform Mobile Development Using Kotlin

2. Chapter 1: The Battle Between Native, Cross-Platform, and Multiplatform FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Exploring the Three Compilers of Kotlin Multiplatform

4. Chapter 3: Introducing Kotlin for Swift Developers

5. Section 2 - Code Sharing between Android and iOS

6. Chapter 4: Introducing the KMM Learning Project

7. Chapter 5: Writing Shared Code

8. Chapter 6: Writing the Android Consumer App

9. Chapter 7: Writing an iOS Consumer App

10. Section 3 - Supercharging Yourself for the Next Steps

11. Chapter 8: Exploring Tips and Best Practices

12. Chapter 9: Integrating KMM into Existing Android and iOS Apps

13. Chapter 10: Summary and Your Next Steps

14. Other Books You May Enjoy

The Kotlin/JS compiler

The Kotlin/JS compiler is the final piece of the puzzle for sharing code between different platforms. There are many use cases in which you could leverage this compiler, as follows:

Sharing code between the backend and the frontend. If your backend is written in Node.js and you'd like to share code between your backends and frontend, Kotlin/JS can be a great tool.
Sharing code between mobile platforms and the web, which is a great way to keep your frontend in sync.

So, what do you need to know about the Kotlin/JS backend compiler?

How it works

Kotlin/JS currently targets the ECMAScript 5 (ES5) JavaScript standard. As we saw with the Kotlin/JVM and Kotlin/Native compilers, Kotlin/JS has a similar process but produces a different type of executable. In short, it takes Kotlin code that it then translates into JavaScript code, given that the underlying code uses dependencies that can run on JavaScript.

It is currently migrating to...