why is all the hype about compose KMM for the UI b...

# multiplatform

[My Locker]

why is all the hype about compose KMM for the UI but not for essentials like authentication, firebase and crypto not fully KMM?

[Chrimaeon]

FYI, we are not calling it KMM any more
https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2023/07/update-on-the-name-of-kotlin-multiplatform/

[Chrimaeon]

And please don’t split up your post

[Filip Wiesner]

There can be hype for a thing even though the thing might not be feature-complete or the ecosystem fully saturated with all the libraries and tools necessary 🙂.
Hype is for things that fill a specific need for a specific user base.

How would you define KMM when you say that "gitliveapp for firebase" is not it? Because the last time I checked, KMM meant Kotlin Multiplatform for Mobile. What four versions are you talking about?

By support for desktop, do you mean Firebase or KMP in general? KMP is not a UI framework, and it has full support for a lot of target architectures and platforms. If you mean Compose UI, then that is a different story, and you are right that some targets are in Beta or Alpha phases of development.

All in all, either provide some proper constructive criticism or state a real problem you have. Whining about things not meeting your expectations will get you nowhere.

[TheArchitect123]

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