How Kotlin Multiplatform Can Help Reduce Application Development Time

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Kotlin Multiplatform can reduce development time by 30 percent - our colleagues from Archer Software wrote an article about this . They examined in detail the problems that arise in the process of work, and whether cross-platform technology can solve them. We believe that the material is necessary and useful, therefore we publish the translation in the blog.

From this article you will learn

1. What problems arise when multiple teams are working on an application
2. Can cross-platform technology solve these problems?
3. Why Kotlin Multiplatform is good for cross-platform application development
4. Disadvantages of Kotlin Multiplatform
5. Conclusion

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If you need a dual-platform app and a web version, contact the Kotlin experts, it's a win-win. We at IceRock Development, like our colleagues at Archer Software, know how effective it is.

Our company makes a significant contribution to the development of Kotlin Multiplatform technology:

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• site with libraries and links to projects;
• site with libraries for Kotlin Multiplatform.

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