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Talking Kotlin
Coil Goes Multiplatform with Colin White
Nov 29, 2023
Join us as we chat with Colin White, creator of the widely acclaimed Coil library. Discover his journey in developing Coil, its pivotal role in simplifying image loading for Android developers, and get an exclusive sneak peek into upcoming Coil 3.0 with multi-platform support and seamless integration with Jetpack Compose.
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- Coil is a lightweight image-loading library for Android that simplifies the process of fetching and decoding images from various sources.
- Coil 3.0 is being developed with a focus on adding multi-platform support for Compose and introducing features like network request pooling and caching for animated images.
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Coil: An Android image-loading library
Coil is a lightweight and Kotlin-first image-loading library for Android. It simplifies the process of fetching and decoding images from various sources, providing a simple API for developers. It is built on top of Kotlin and coroutines, making it efficient and easy to use. The library supports features like network request pooling, caching animated images, and placeholder transitions. Coil also offers support for additional media formats like videos and SVGs through modular architecture. The library is widely adopted, with popular apps like Slack, Uber, and Google Play Store leveraging its capabilities. The development of Coil 3.0 is currently underway, with a focus on adding support for Compose multiplatform.
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