Confessions of a Serial K⁠–⁠otlin Multiplatform⁠–⁠er

What is Multiplatform?

HELL
- harder to develop, no documentation
- just a trend, failed in the past
- not suitable for performant apps that feel “native”

HEAVEN
- simpler to develop, removes platform barriers
- write half the code, ship in half the time
- only need to hire “generalists” instead of “specialists”

OTHER ✔︎
- elaborate in 25 minutes or less:
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[presented at FOSDEM 2020, Kotlin track]

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1. MULTIPLATFORM–er
   KOTLIN
   SERIAL
   a
   of
   confessions
   Eugenio Marletti JetBrains, Developer Advocate
   
   @workingkills (Kotlin Multiplatform/Mobile)
   

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2. all software runs on a platform
   

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3. platform
   
   language
   
   API/framework
   
   [conventions]
   

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4. “native”""...?
   

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5. why multiplatform?
   

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6. why aren’t we doing
   multiplatform then?
   

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7. „
   run everywhere
   ‟ write once,
   

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8. ‟
   „
   specialize everywhere
   engineer once,
   

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9. Eugenio Marletti JetBrains, Developer Advocate
   
   @workingkills (Kotlin Multiplatform/Mobile)
   bit.ly/confessions-kotlin-multiplatform
   

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