Kotlin Multiplatform at Google I/O with Marcello Galhardo

Welcome to a special in-person episode of The Developers’ Bakery, recorded live in Berlin at Google I/O Connect 2024!

There, I had the privilege of having on stage Marcello Galhardo, Software Engineer at Google. Marcello is working in the AndroidX team responsible for adding Kotlin Multiplatform support for several popular AndroidX libraries.

If you’re an Android Developer, you probably used one of those libraries in your projects, such as Lifecycle or Room. Marcello is going to walk us through the latest announcements about Kotlin Multiplatform at Google I/O, and how they’re going to impact the way we build Android apps.

Enjoy the show 👨‍🍳

Show Notes

00.00 Intro 00.50 Episode Start 01.37 Marcelo’s Introduction 02.18 What is Kotlin Multiplatform? 03.11 KMP @ Google IO 04.00 KMP announcement excitement 05.32 Convince us to use KMP for a new app 07.20 KMP support in AndroidX libraries 08.29 Migrating from Android to KMP 09.02 Which library has you contributed to? 09.27 Which library was the hardest to KMP migrate? 10.28 How many developers are involved in KMP compatibility? 11.28 alpha and versioning for AndroidX libraries 12.57 Where is the AndroidX source code? 13.42 KMP compatible vs KMP supported 15.19 Google’s stance on cross-platform 16.59 How is Google is using KMP? 17.53 Marcello’s journey 18.19 Foldable devices and large screens 20.17 Which IDE to use for KMP? 22.25 AI and KMP 25.49 Further reading 26.42 Where people can find you online?

Resources

Kotlin Multiplafrom Mobile Overview Mentioned Resources: Android Support for KMP Announcement Making development across platforms easier for developers Kotlin Multiplatform in Google Workspace by Jason Parachoniak - Video from KotlinConf @marcellogalhardo on GitHub @marcellogalhard on Twitter Marcello’s Website

Show links

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