ISSUE #390

21st of January 2024

Announcements

Learn IDE Code Refactoring in Kotlin for Enhanced Code Quality
JetBrains has released a new course, Introduction to IDE Code Refactoring in Kotlin. It will teach you how to use your IDE to format and reshape your code to become more readable and less likely to break.
blog.jetbrains.com

IntelliJ IDEA’s K2 Kotlin Mode Now in Alpha
IntelliJ K2 Kotlin Mode Now in Alpha! This is a great step towards.
blog.jetbrains.com

KotlinConf’24 is 80% sold out
Get your tickets now, and don’t miss out on the world’s largest Kotlin event. Join us for expert talks, advanced learning opportunities, and the excellent networking atmosphere of the Kotlin community at Copenhagen’s beautiful Bella Center.
kotlinconf.com

Articles

Sealed Types
Dave Leeds is presenting chapter 16 of Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide, this time talking about about Sealed Types.
typealias.com

How To Create a Ktor Client To Connect To OpenWeatherMap API
Peter Lantukh wrote an article that showcases how a Ktor client can integrate with OpenWeatherMap API.
codersee.com

Micro-optimizations in Kotlin — 1
Romain Guy wrote an article with some micro-optimizations that can be performed in Kotlin.
www.romainguy.dev

Challenge: Shop orders processing
Marcin Moskala presents us with an exercise from the Functional Kotlin book, to practice your craft on some essential collection processing functions.
kt.academy

How to add text similarity to your Android applications easily using MediaPipe and Kotlin
Juan Guillermo Gómez explores how MediaPipe can be added to our Android app using Kotlin to apply machine learning to your application.
medium.com

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vpdae.com

Android

Jetpack Compose: The Android Developer Roadmap – Part 5
Jaewoong posted an update to the upcoming Android Developer Roadmap. Check it out to find out what's coming next.
getstream.io

Videos

Type Driven Bowling Kata - Part 2
In this new video from Duncan McGregor, he creates a game and throws some balls at it to see how much of the original design survives.
www.youtube.com

Ktor Project Setup - Build a Fullstack Kotlin Application Livestream
This video explores how to create a new Ktor project from IntelliJ and from the browser and walk through the initial project structure and stub out a couple of sample endpoints.
www.youtube.com

How to Make a Clean Architecture App with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform
In this tutorial, you'll learn to make a Clean Architecture App with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform.
www.youtube.com

Launch vs Async in Kotlin Coroutines
Should you be using Launch or Async with Kotlin Coroutines? This video aims to answer that question.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

Kotlin-Swift interopedia
This interopedia provides hints on how the interoperability between Kotlin and Swift works.
github.com

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