Evaluating Multiplatform Solutions

Deciding on a multiplatform solution like Kotlin Multiplatform, React Native, or Flutter requires deliberate, thoughtful evaluation into multiple aspects of the solution itself, but also the organization that will be adopting it.

Get inspiration from other companies like Dropbox, Shopify, and Nubank. Then put together a framework that both engineering managers and software developers can use to evaluate how well a multiplatform solution delivers on their unique needs.

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Presented as an episode of TouchlabShare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RquJJM1jaE

Transcript

1. Evaluatin g Multiplatfor m Solutions
2. Who’s in the room?
3. Justi n Mancinelli Dir. Project Strategy
4. http://researchstack.org/ Research Stack
5. 2016 Cross-Platform • The language facto r • The lifetime facto r • The client factor
6. 2019 Sunrise, Sunset
7. Defining your Rubric
8. Developer Platform Citizenship User Experience Business Strategy
9. Platform Citizenshi p Or: The Three Platform Problem
10. Web PWA Dedicated Generic Native Hybrid Native Code Native Container Native Language Cross-Compile Trans-Compile Native Language Other Language Include Runtime Interpreter, VM, Libraries App Type Output Process Input Under the Hood
11. Abstain Wrap Reimplement Shared UI @RunChristinaRun
12. Examples from the field
13. Nubank • Developer experienc e • Long-term viabilit y • No platform specialization
14. Shopify • The power of JavaScrip t • Reactive programmin g • Single stack for iOS and Android
15. Dropbox • Reduce overhead o f • Frameworks, libraries, environment s • Addressing platform difference s • Training, hiring, retaining
16. Square • Reduce duplicatio n • Optionalit y • Incremental refactoring/replacement
17. Touchlab pivots to Kotlin Multiplatform And we’re not the only ones
18. kot·lin mul·ti·plat·form /ˌkätˈlin məltiˈplatfôrm,ˌkätˈlin məltī ˈplatfôrm/ noun noun: kotlin multiplatform 1. optional, natively-integrated, open-source, code sharing platform, based on the popular, modern language kotlin. facilitates non-ui logic availability on many platforms.
21. Developer Platform Citizenship User Experience Business Strategy
22. Web PWA Dedicated Generic Native Hybrid Native Code Native Container Native Language Cross-Compile Trans-Compile Native Language Other Language Include Runtime Interpreter, VM, Libraries App Type Output Process Input Under the Hood Abstain Wrap Reimplement Shared UI
23. Questions?