10 myths about crossplatform mobile development with Kotlin
summary
Kotlin Multiplatform shares more than just models and networking—teams commonly reuse coroutines, Ktor, Kotlin serialization, SQLDelight/Realm and even view models; surveys show iOS contributes in ~60% of teams and over 50% share utilities. Tools like KSwift and KMP‑Native‑Coroutines make Swift APIs usable, KDoctor and KMM Bridge simplify setup, and Compose Multiplatform enables shared UI. Real-world case: Shopify moves background sync to multiplatform, hits 39% code shared and a 10x performance gain (sync drops from ~30s to 2–3s). Future: Kotlin 1.8+ annotations and ongoing stabilization toward final stable status.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 3:15Myths about code sharing
- 8:32Gradual adoption benefits
- 12:23Kotlin API in Swift
- 16:56iOS developer experience
- 21:49Mixing cross-platform tech
- 25:01Production readiness
- 28:32Shared UI with Compose
- 30:17Key takeaways and summary
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