Embracing commonMain for Android Development

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Claims a one-line switch lets a Kotlin JVM or Android module become multiplatform by mapping main to commonMain and JVM/implementation to common configurations via a KMP for free Gradle plugin; demo converts modules, replaces java.util.Date with kotlinx-datetime, and produces an iOS framework link. Build-time caveat: configuration caching reduces builds from ~40s to 6s. Plugin is snapshot, works for experimentation with zero-risk rollback, but multiplatform remains under active development.

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1. 0:00Introduction and background
2. 5:18Why Kotlin multi-platform
3. 10:11Gradle plugins and source sets
4. 17:29KMP for free plugin demo
5. 21:43Migrating to common main
6. 31:24Conclusion and future outlook

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