Multiplatform Secrets with Philipp Lackner | ATOM EP 7

Welcome to episode 7 of A Touch of Multiplatform (ATOM)! This is our podcast dedicated to Kotlin Multiplatform technology in production and produced for you by JetBrains and Touchlab.

In this episode of A Touch of Multiplatform, class is in session with Philipp Lackner! He shares his opinions around current education for engineers and developers, as well as how he came around on Kotlin Multiplatform.

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Meet our amazing hosts:
Pamela Hill – https://twitter.com/pamelaahill
Justin Mancinelli – https://twitter.com/piannaf

And our fantastic guest:
Philipp Lackner – https://www.youtube.com/@PhilippLackner
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0:00 Introduction
2:56 Productivity tips
5:04 Frustrations with university education
10:19 Tips for high school students
12:20 The promise of Kotlin Multiplatform
14:50 Most frequent questions of KMP course
17:41 Learning by building
19:30 Choosing native vs cross-platform
22:25 Working as a freelancer
23:10 Hot take: does Kotlin Multiplaform create business value?
26:21 Thoughts on Compose Multiplatform
28:00 Philipp’s programming languages history
28:43 What makes Kotlin feel good?
30:09 Wishlist of Kotlin features
31:32 3rd party libs shoutouts
32:57 Testing on Kotlin Multiplatform
34:31 Stabilizing Kotlin Multiplatform
36:07 Closing