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# announcements

[hhariri]

📣 Update on the name of Kotlin Multiplatform ~Mobile~

From now on, “Kotlin Multiplatform” (KMP) is the preferred term when referring to the Kotlin technology for sharing code, regardless of the combination of platforms being discussed.

We are deprecating the “Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile” (KMM) product name to resolve the long-standing issues of naming inconsistency and abbreviation confusion that have puzzled many Kotlin developers over the past two years.

Kotlin Multiplatform is excellent for sharing code across multiple platforms, not just iOS and Android. It enables you to share code with desktop and server-side as well. Moreover, we are actively developing Kotlin/Wasm to facilitate modern web development with Kotlin Multiplatform. When used alongside Compose Multiplatform, which supports Android, desktop, iOS (Alpha), and web (Experimental), you gain more freedom and can opt to share 100% of your codebase – all in Kotlin.

JetBrains aims to deliver further improvements for Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, making this combo the ultimate choice for sharing code between platforms.

[Youssef Shoaib [MOD]]

Now hoping the opposite decision happens for Compose Vs Compose UI 😁

[escodro]

The link is forwarding to the home page. Here’s the link to the article: https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2023/07/update-on-the-name-of-kotlin-multiplatform/

[hhariri]

Fixed, thanks

[Pedro Francisco de Sousa Neto]

I know, it’s hard to name things. 🙂

[hhariri]

That's why we have #C0474L1Q8DR

[Jorge Pastor]

Are you planning to have an official logo for KMP?

[hhariri]

No. It's all still Kotlin

[Kashismails]

yyyyeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

[Piotr Krzemiński]

another great step towards removing the myth of Kotlin being suitable only for mobile 🙂 thanks!

[Vlad]

Please send the article to google engine, so it learns to associate my google request aka "KMP how to"

[czuckie]

it was like remembering Obama's last name trying to remember what KMM stood for, I kept getting to "Kotlin Multiplatform Modules" which never made sense. KMP all the way

[darkmoon_uk]

Full support! I've had issues discussing the tech with colleagues because of this in the past. It's the right decision.