Kotlin Weekly - Kotlin Weekly #379

 
 

ISSUE #379

5th of November 2023
 

Hi Kotliners! This week is a big one. Kotlin Multiplatform is now stable, and the Kotlin version 1.9.20 has been released. Check out our summary of articles to learn more.



Announcements


Kotlin 1.9.20 Released
The Kotlin 1.9.20 release is out, the K2 compiler for all the targets is now in Beta, and Kotlin Multiplatform is now Stable. Check out this link for all the announcements.
blog.jetbrains.com

Kotlin Multiplatform Is Stable and Production-Ready
KMP is finally stable and production-ready! It has been a long time, but it is finally out! In this article Ekaterina Petrova gives you all the details.
blog.jetbrains.com

Compose Multiplatform 1.5.10 – The Perfect Time To Get Started
The new Compose Multiplatform release makes it perfect to get started with this framework. Check out this announcement by Garth Gilmour.
blog.jetbrains.com



Articles


Compose Multiplatform 1.5.10 – The Perfect Time To Get Started
The new Compose Multiplatform release makes it perfect to get started with this framework. Check out this announcement by Garth Gilmour.
blog.jetbrains.com

Measuring sequences
In this article, Max Sidorov takes a look under the hood of sequences in Kotlin, and understands how sequences work and how we get performance benefits.
blog.kotlin-academy.com

Kotlin Type Aliases: Enhancing Code Clarity
Kotlin's Type Aliases provide a simple yet effective way to enhance code readability. Mirco Franzek elaborates in this article about type aliases.
verbosemode.substack.com

Functional event sourcing example in Kotlin
In this second article, Jakub Zalas showcases an implementation example of a functional modeling approach to event sourcing in Kotlin.
dev.to

Xcode Kotlin Plugin Fixed for Xcode 15
Xcode 15 broke the Xcode Kotlin Plugin, but the folks from Touchlab have it already up, fixed and running.
touchlab.co

Kotlin Multiplatform is Stable
After several years of hard work by the JetBrains team, Kotlin Multiplatform reaches stable with the 1.9.20 release. Learn why this is a critical milestone for the platform and ecosystem.
touchlab.co


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Android


The Diffing Dilemma! All about diffing, from RecyclerView to LazyLists — An Introduction
In this introductory article, Garima Jain starts with her series on all about diffing, from RecyclerView to LazyLists
medium.com



Videos


Kotlin Notebook: Visual, Interactive, Fun
Kotlin Notebook is a new cell-based interface for writing Kotlin, which is visual, interactive, and allows you to explore code in entirely new ways. And it is available for you to use in IntelliJ IDEA. Sebastian Aigner introduces more about it.
www.youtube.com



Podcast


Compose Rules with Nacho López
Nico Corti talks on stage with Nacho Lopez about Compose Rules and more.
thebakery.dev



Libraries


Sandwich 2.0.0 released
Sandwich 2.0.0 has been released! Now, Sandwich supports Kotlin Multiplatform and offers seamless integration with Ktor and Ktorfit.
github.com

Dogiz
Dogiz is a contemporary showcase of Android with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Flow, and Clean Architecture.
github.com

Kotbase
Kotbase is a Kotlin Multiplatform library for Couchbase Lite—a lightweight, embedded, syncable, NoSQL database.
github.com

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