The use of mobile applications is increasing and the demand for application development is contributing to its growth. For example, by the end of 2021, 73% of ecommerce sales will be on a mobile device. And this high demand is not only related to electronic commerce. The demand for mobile applications is also growing due to a very competitive market. Consequently, mobile application development is in its fastest growing stage and there must be a better way to create applications faster and more efficiently.
In mobile application development, the main challenge for developers is whether the application should be built native or cross-platform. The problem with hybrid applications is that if they are very large or complex they start to have performance deficiencies and you always have an additional layer to program, sometimes you get caught up in problems with the framework you are using and lose hours.
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile allows you to use a single code base for the logic of your iOS and Android applications. You only need to write platform-specific code when necessary, for example to implement a native UI or when working with platform-specific APIs like Geolocation, FaceID, Camera, etc.
With Kotlin, if you want an existing project to be suitable for multiple platforms, you don't have to go back to the drawing board. You can use the code that you have already written and just modify it to be compatible with iOS. You can even migrate your code in stages. So no matter how big your project is, your existing code will not prevent you from integrating KMM.
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile does not impose any restrictions on how you develop your application's user interface or how you work with platforms. Whenever a task cannot be solved in shared code, or when you want to use specific native functions, you can use whatever pattern you want to seamlessly write platform-specific code.
You do not need to introduce any new language to your code base to make your application cross-platform. Android developers who are already familiar with Kotlin know that it is a concise, secure, and easy-to-use language that dramatically improves the developer experience. The Kotlin syntax is also easy for iOS developers to learn because it is based on the same modern concepts they are used to, so your entire team will be able to write cross-platform code efficiently.
If you want to do a test project you can go to the official link: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/mobile/getting-started.html
Sahil is a highly skilled and dedicated Salesforce Certified Platform Developer with a passion for creating efficient and innovative solutions within the Salesforce ecosystem. With an insatiable curiosity and a relentless drive for excellence, he has become a go-to expert in developing custom applications and functionalities on the Salesforce platform.
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