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August 27th, 2023

Articles & Tutorials

Empowering Code with High-Order Functions

Stephen Siapno helps unlock code potential by embracing high-order functions for creative thinking

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An update on Jetpack Compose Accompanist libraries

Ben Trengrove provides an update on the future of some of the Accompanist libraries.

Abstract and Open Classes

Dave Leeds shows how to extend open and abstract classes as an alternative approach to interfaces and delegates.

Set Activity Screen Brightness without Permission

Paul Blundell shows how to make your activity use full brightness when presenting barcodes or QR codes that require maximum contrast.

Compose Theme Preview

Donovan LaDuke's quick tip for quickly previewing font choices in Jetpack Compose.

How to add Kotlin Multiplatform to an Android project

Bevan Steele shares a tip to make sure your Kotlin library can be built as a shared multiplatform library.

A World Beyond Libraries: Cross-Library screenshot tests on Android

Sergio Sastre Florez introduces us to the concept of screenshot testing and compares three libraries on Android.

The KMP implementation at TeamSnap

Alejandro Moya demonstrates moving business logic to Koltin Multiplatform in small steps and without breaking the existing codebase in the process.

Introducing Konsist: A Cutting-Edge Kotlin Linter

Igor Wojda introduces Konsist, a new cutting-edge architectural linter.

Solving the mystery of recompositions in Compose's LazyList

Shreyas Patil discusses an issue that can arise in Jetpack Compose when using LazyList together with clickable list items.

Quick Guide to Animations in Compose

Google released a new quick guide to common animations in Jetpack Compose.

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Libraries & Code

konsist

Konsist is a library that guards the consistency of Kotlin projects by promoting the standardization of the Kotlin codebase. It enforces coding conventions and project architecture.

auto-benchmark

A Gradle plugin to automate macro-benchmark on baseline profile. Run your macro-benchmark tests for profile verification on Firbase test lab and verify benchmark result JSON

Calf

Calf is a library that allows you to easily create adaptive UIs for your Compose Multiplatform apps.

News

Latest ARTwork on hundreds of millions of devices

Wouldn’t it be great if each update improved start-up times, execution speed, and memory usage of your apps? Google Play system updates for the Android Runtime (ART) do just that.

Release Kotlin 1.9.10

JetBrains has released Kotlin 1.9.10

Videos & Podcasts