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

Managing your KMP expectations

This section will consist of some thoughts on the roadmap of KMP and some questions regarding its future.

Will it change the mobile development landscape?

In some sense, yes. Think of KMP as a new tool in the native app development palette that can offer good code sharing capabilities. It's already taking some "market share" from pure native and cross-platform technologies (such as React Native and Flutter). While the ratio will probably change (I'm personally bullish on KMP becoming the preferred choice), I can't see why one of these three approaches would disappear – they can all serve a specific use case.

Kotlin/Native's direct interoperability with Swift

Many people are excited about this since it's on the JetBrains teams' roadmap. I think that with the new concurrency model and direct interoperability with Swift, the usability and experience with the iOS will improve a lot, though it will...