# KMM Memory Model - when to switch? - Kevin Galligan

DevFeed: [KMM Memory Model - when to switch? - Kevin Galligan](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kmm-memory-model-when-to-switch-kevin-galligan-38238.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/kmm-memory-model-when-to-switch>)

Published: 2021-12-22T18:52:04Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [kotlin-native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin-native.md>), [Concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrency.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/concurrency.md>), [kmm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kmm.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [kotlin-multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin-multiplatform.md>), [kotlin-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin-native.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

Touchlab explains why it plans to adopt Kotlin/Native's new memory model for development work and encourages developers to evaluate it. The article discusses the end of native-mt releases, expected library changes, and testing needs.

## Source excerpt

Touchlab will be defaulting to the "new" memory model for anything that's in dev and/or not hitting production for a few months. That decision will be reviewed if there's some wild performance issue or bug, but otherwise, we're just doing it.