Manual DI in Kotlin Multiplatform: both you and your AI agent will like it

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This article explains how to build and organize manual dependency injection in Kotlin Multiplatform projects. It focuses on the composition root pattern, platform-specific containers, and how to keep dependencies explicit across Android, iOS, desktop, and shared code. It compares manual DI with service locator approaches and discusses tradeoffs for lifecycle, testability, and IDE support. It also shows how to structure containers for platform variations, feature flavors, and internal library boundaries. The piece centers on engineering guidance for Kotlin developers rather than a company or market event.

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