ISSUE #337

15th of January 2023

Habemus Kotlin 1.8.0! Do not forget to check out the new features included, and enjoy the upcoming week Kotliners.

Announcements

Kotlin 1.8.0 Released
Kotlin 1.8.0 has been officially released! Check the full list of goodies included in this article.
blog.jetbrains.com

Creative Coding With Kotlin and Compose
Wednesday next week Anton Arhipov from JetBrains will hold a webinar on coding with Kotlin and Compose. Mark it on your agenda!
info.jetbrains.com

Articles

Applying Kotlin context receivers
In this article Yves Kalume goes through one of the use cases and problems that Kotlin context receivers have come to solve by using a real-life case.
proandroiddev.com

Running Kotlin coroutines on Project Loom's virtual threads
Check in this article by Jan Vladimir Moster on how to use Project Loom to improve Coroutines' performance
kt.academy

Android

What is the use of Scaffold in Jetpack Compose and is it necessary?
Scaffold is a composable that works as a base for your screen. Alex Styl explains in this article how it works, and how we can use it on Android.
www.composables.co

Videos

How does the .asLiveData() operator work?
The .asLiveData() operator converts a Kotlin Flow into a LiveData object. Lukas Lechner explains it in his last video.
www.youtube.com

Generating Anagrams in Kotlin
In a break from his usual programming videos, Duncan McGregor takes a look at generating multi-word anagrams.
www.youtube.com

Android and Kotlin Interview Questions You Don't Want to Miss!
In this video, Charfaoui Younes shares a few Android and Kotlin questions that can be useful for interviews.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

KoWasm
KoWasm is an experimental project intended to provide WASI and WebAssembly Component Model support for Kotlin/Wasm
github.com

kotlin2dart
kotlin2dart is a tool for converting kotlin code to Dart based on the ktlint engine.
github.com

KotUniL
Kotlin function and objects for working with SI units like meter, second, as well as currencies and general units like percent.
github.com

CodeCV
CodeCV is a Kotlin tool to manage your resume as structured data.
github.com

ktx
ktx is npx for kotlin and the JVM. Install and execute Maven Central packages or kotlin scripts just like any other command line utility.
github.com

kyper
kyper provides a functional Kotlin-friendly way to create command-line applications.
github.com

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