Multiplatform App Development with Kotlin

Designing separate codebases for Android and iOS can double your development time and lead to inconsistent app behavior. Kotlin Multiplatform solves this by letting you write your core business logic once and run it seamlessly on multiple platforms. This text-based course guides you from the fundamental concepts of multiplatform architecture to sharing real-world code. You will understand how to structure a shared project, implement platform-specific APIs, and manage asynchronous tasks, giving you the skills to build efficient, cross-platform applications without sacrificing native performance. What you'll learn: Understand the foundational architecture of Kotlin Multiplatform and how it shares code across systems; Configure a multiplatform project structure with shared modules for Android and iOS targets; Apply the expect/actual mechanism to safely access platform-specific APIs when native functionality is needed; Manage asynchronous operations across platforms using Kotlin Coroutines and flow patterns; Implement network requests and data serialization using multiplatform libraries like Ktor; Design clean, architecture-independent business logic that integrates smoothly with native UI layers. The course starts with basic terminology and setup configurations before guiding you through hands-on code sharing techniques and platform integration strategies. It is designed for developers who have a basic understanding of programming and want to transition into multiplatform development, with no prior experience in Kotlin Multiplatform required. Start reading today to streamline your mobile development workflow.