ISSUE #385

17th of December 2023

Announcements

Kandy: the new Kotlin plotting library by JetBrains
JetBrains has announced Kandy, a new Kotlin plotting library. It provides a new, powerful DSL for creating charts of various kinds. Check out everything about it in this article.
blog.jetbrains.com

KotlinConf Global 2024: Uniting Kotlin Enthusiasts Worldwide!
KotlinConf Global returns next year, in May. No matter where you are in the world, you can join a Kotlin celebration.
blog.jetbrains.com

Articles

kotlinx.serialization in Kotlin- All You Need To Know
If you are working with Kotlin, then it is a matter of time before you will face a need to serialize and deserialize your data. This article covers things you will need to know about the process.
codersee.com

Kotlin Compiler Plugins
The Kotlin Compiler is a program that compiles Kotlin code but is also used by the IDE to provide analytics for code completion, warnings, and much more. This article covers some of its essentials.
kt.academy

Kotlin K2 Compiler's Latest Features: Subtle Under-the-Hood Advances for Koin
An exploration of the new K2 features recently announced, and how they will impact Koin.
blog.cloud-inject.io

Exceptions for control flow in Kotlin
Article by Ralf Wondratschek showcasing how Kotlin handles control flow with sealed types, when statements and smart casts.
ralf-wondratschek.com

Kotlin Coroutines : Suspending vs Blocking
What is the difference between suspending and blocking in the context of a coroutine? Yves Kalume answers this question in his latest article.
yveskalume.dev

Android

Animating Inside and Outside the Box with Jetpack Compose
Animations have the power to make user interfaces feel alive and engaging. This article explores the deeper aspects of animations within Jetpack Compose.
proandroiddev.com

Videos

Master Map Manipulation - Updating Data with Lenses
For a few weeks Duncan McGregor has been looking at representing and manipulating data in Kotlin. This week we keeps exploring the same lens interface he was devising in previous chapters.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

ProjectGenerator
ProjectGenerator by Inaki Villar creates modularized Gradle projects based on different layers and shapes.
github.com

ClimateTraceKMP
New Kotlin Multiplatform Project from John O'Reilly to showcase climate-related emission data.
github.com

Coroutine Stacks
Project developed during the Google Summer of Code 2023 aiming to create an Intellij Plugin that will enhance the coroutine debugging experience by creating a view with the graph representation of coroutines and their stack traces.
github.com

AnimatedBottomBarCompose
Cool animated navigation bars for your Compose Android app.
github.com

peekaboo
Kotlin Multiplatform library for Compose Multiplatform, designed for seamless integration of an image picker feature in iOS and Android applications.
github.com

Compottie
Compose Multiplatform port of airbnb/lottie-compose
github.com

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