Hey everyone! This is my first time using Slack and I am also a beginner with Kotlin, so let me know...

# multiplatform

[Jack W]

Hey everyone! This is my first time using Slack and I am also a beginner with Kotlin, so let me know if this question should go somewhere else. My question is: is Kotlin/Native for iOS “safe” to get started with given the memory management redesign? I am confused about whether or not code will have to be rewritten for Kotlin Multiplatform Libraries/modules once the iOS memory management redesign is released. Thanks!

[russhwolf]

The plan as I understand it is that the new model will still be compatible with existing code.

[kpgalligan]

My thoughts from a year ago. Still relevant. Summary, if you're not writing library code to manage concurrency, and most devs aren't, whatever code you write now will work fine: https://dev.to/touchlab/kotlin-native-concurrency-changes-p3e

[Jack W]

Thanks! @kpgalligan that is exactly what I was looking for and hoping to hear. Just to clarify, would I write cross platform code (iOS, Windows, Android) with the current “frozen” system or just the iOS code? I am thinking about trying to use the D-KMP architecture using SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose if that helps for context