Kotlin Weekly - Kotlin Weekly #342

 
 

ISSUE #342

19th of February 2023
 



Articles


Null safety: Kotlin vs. Java
Nicolas Fränkel expands his views on the problem of nullability and how it’s solved in Kotlin and Java.
blog.frankel.ch

Covariant Nothing Object
In this excerpt from Advanced Kotlin, Marcin Moskala explains which pattern we are all using, but no one talks about.
kt.academy

When Naming Matters More Than Functionality
Kotlin’s “non-cancellable” coroutine context is misleading and unnecessary. Sam Cooper shares his thoughts on the topic
betterprogramming.pub

Introduction to Class Delegation
Dave Leeds published a new article covering what you need to know about a powerful feature of Kotlin: Delegation.
typealias.com



Android


Layout modifiers in Jetpack Compose
In this article, Jorge Castillo shares his in-depth knowledge about how Layout Modifiers work under the hood in Jetpack Compose.
www.composables.co



Videos


PostgreSQL and Exposed - Kotlin database access
Today Duncan McGregor investigates using the JetBrains Exposed library to write to and read from PostgreSQL.
www.youtube.com



Podcast


RSS-Parser with Marco Gomiero
In this new episode of The Developers' Bakery, Nico Corto speaks with Marco Gomiero about KMP, RSSs and more.
thebakery.dev



Libraries


synthetic-to-viewbinding
An IntelliJ plugin to migrate Kotlin synthetics to Jetpack view binding.
github.com

KMPTemplate
A KMP Template targeting Compose Android, IOS and Desktop. Get started with zero effort.
github.com

KontaktApp - Self-Management Platform
KontaktApp is a Self Management Platform built with KVision (Kotlin/JS) and the Ktor web framework.
github.com

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Kotlin Weekly #341

Sunday, February 12, 2023

ISSUE #341 12th of February 2023 Announcements The K2 Compiler is going stable in Kotlin 2.0 The K2 compiler will become stable soon - and we also know that there will be a Kotlin 1.9 before Kotlin 2.0

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ISSUE #340 5th of February 2023 Announcements We Are Improving Library Authors' Experience! Are you a Kotlin librarian? The JetBrains team explains in this post some of the things they are doing to

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ISSUE #338 22nd of January 2023 Announcements Android Studio Electric Eel Android Studio Electric Eel is out, and contains a few goodies that will help us when working with Compose. Check it out!

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