Hey folks! Shout-out to everyone I met as the Kotl...

# multiplatform

[akapanina]

Hey folks! Shout-out to everyone I met as the Kotlin Multiplatform PM over the past few years - and to everyone else who just likes KMP 👋

I’ve recently joined a team at JetBrains that believes KMP could be a better vibe-coding stack than React Native - and I desperately need you to challenge us kodee walking
If you (or someone you know) have tried AI/no-code tools for mobile (esp. without a deep dev background) - I’d love to chat. Drop me a DM if you’re interested!

p.s. All the usual JetBrains research perks apply.

[David Breneisen]

It won't be the best "vibe-coding stack" because the LLMs require a ton of code available in Github to copy from. Better to just focus on improving KMP instead of chasing AI hype

[Oliver.O]

For simple apps: Why not? Vibe coders might actually understand generated code due to Kotlin's conciseness and readability. Agent feedback from mandatory compile-time type safety might reduce time-to-quality. And KMP's "native everywhere" capabilities along with CMP could offer better (animation) speed and visual integration.

[loke]

Like @David Breneisen I don't see why any time should be spent on that. These tools should be all about making it easier to build correct software, vibe coding is the opposite of that.

[Oliver.O]

I'm all in on quality (see testballoon TestBalloon), but it doesn't have to be a dichotomy: We can continue to build complex high-quality software. At the same time, not-yet-developers can be attracted to an ecosystem by exposing them to a vibe-coding toolkit for simple app development. The more people from diverse backgrounds are attracted to Kotlin, the more we all might benefit.