Touchlab engineering manager Sam Hill discusses approaches for selecting which parts of your mobile app are good candidates for code sharing. #TouchlabShare is a series of mini webinars for developers and engineering managers interested in discussing mobile code...
Touchlab multiplatform engineer Russell Wolf presents our Kotlin Multiplatform starter project, KaMP Kit and discusses approaches for building a POC for mobile code sharing. #TouchlabShare is a series of mini webinars for developers and engineering managers interested...
Touchlab Dir. Project Strategy Justin Mancinelli presents a framework that both engineering managers and software developers can use to evaluate how well a multiplatform solution delivers on their unique needs. #TouchlabShare is a series of mini webinars for...
Separate and risky Engineering leaders have a choice to make: Continue building in siloes with separate platform teams (Android and iOS) OR Evolve from a 100% siloed native code → x% shared native code between Android and iOS Here are the five areas of risk that come...
TL;DR Let’s be real, 100% work from home in the middle of a pandemic is indeed a unique challenge for mobile engineering leaders and builders, but you are up to that challenge. Beginning today and in the weeks to come we’ll be sharing tips and resources for managing...
Kotlin 1.3.70 is here! As the release blog post says, there’s not much in the way of major landmark new features, but lots of incremental improvements and some interesting little quality-of-life stuff which I’m excited about. It's the first new language version since...
KMP = Efficiency Innovative engineering orgs are always looking for ways to be more efficient. GoPro is no different. Key engineers on the mobile team were interested in Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for code sharing and migrating legacy C++ code to Kotlin. Music...
Touchlab attended KotlinConf 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. As anticipated, the conference was a milestone event for the development of Kotlin Multiplatform and its community of practitioners and contributors. VIDEOS! There will most likely be ‘official’ videos...
Touchlab will be attending KotlinConf 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. We anticipate the conference to be a milestone event for the development of Kotlin Multiplatform and its community of practitioners and contributors. If you're in town, please let us know because we'd...
I saw Hadi's tweet and I couldn't agree more. There are more and more (respected and influential) companies experimenting with and talking about Kotlin Multiplatform. Some have put it into production already. Personal Thoughts Here are a few quotes from VMWare's post...
The following blog post is an overview on Kotlin Multiplatform libraries by the KMP experts, Touchlab. You'll find a. list of recommended libraries we use today for Kotlin Multiplatform development (including some of our own) b. video recording of Kevin presenting at...
Can I use Kotlin Multiplatform for an existing app? Sam: Yes, being able to optionally share even small parts of your application lets you plug KMP in where it makes the most sense for you. What Kotlin Multiplatform libraries is Touchlab using today? Touchlab’s...
Native mobile development for iOS and Android generally involves writing two (2) separate code bases, picking an “all in” cross platform tool, or using some form of code sharing to bridge the gap. For long-term mobile developers, there is a sense of dread around any...
What is Kotlin Multiplatform? Kotlin Multiplatform is optional, natively-integrated, open-source, code sharing platform, based on the popular, modern language, Kotlin. Kotlin Multiplatform facilitates non-ui logic availability on many platforms. Kotlin Multiplatform...
We hear similar stories when we speak to mobile developers interested in a Kotlin Multiplatform pilot for their team. The story goes something like: You’re a developer. You’ve seen the growing momentum that Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) is gaining in the developer...
If you’re reading this you’ve probably heard a lot about Kotlin Multiplatform, but aren’t sure where to start, you can always check out our intro to Kotlin Multiplatform guide too. The platform is evolving fast, which means a lot of the docs are out of date, and/or...
I’ve spent a lot of time chatting in Slack and on Twitter about the state of Kotlin Multiplatform. These are usually piecemeal conversations but often center around common themes. To spread the word better and help streamline these conversations, I’m going to write...
It doesn’t do UI, or even attempt to. It does, however, do one thing really well: code business logic for iOs or Android. You code once, and deploy to either platform with virtually no hiccups because you keep the UI separate and native to its respective platform....