ISSUE #407

19th of May 2024

Hello Kotliners! The Google I/O just finished this week with a huge announcement for us, with Google supporting now Kotlin Multiplatform on Android, and the KotlinConf will start next week. What do you think it will be announced? We are hoping to see some of you there. Happy week and happy coding.

Announcements

Android Support for Kotlin Multiplatform to Share Business Logic Across Mobile, Web, Server, and Desktop Platforms
Super big news coming from the Google I/O: Google is now supporting KMP on Android. Check out this article explaining more about it.
android-developers.googleblog.com

Kotlin Foundation Secures 5 Contributor Projects for GSoC 2024
All the projects the Kotlin Foundation submitted for Google Summer of Code 2024 have been accepted. Check out the final list of projects.
blog.jetbrains.com

The Second Beta of Android 15
The Second Beta of Android 15 is here. If the roadmap looks similar to the previous year we are reaching a stable version now. Read in this article some of the included features.
android-developers.googleblog.com

Articles

Google Bets on Kotlin Multiplatform: Koin Leads for Android & KMP
Now that Google is betting on Kotlin Multiplatform, Koin developers have a say on KMP as well. Check out this article.
blog.kotzilla.io

KMP (Kotlin Multiplatform) multi module resources
In this article you will learn how to set up resources in KMP for a multi-module setup.
funkymuse.dev

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www.guardsquare,com

Android

Integrating Ktor in Your Android App Like a Pro!
Reena Rote wrote an article showcasing how to integrate Ktor in your Android app
medium.com

Videos

Retrofit with Kotlin- the Ultimate guide
Piotr from Codersee has published an ultimate guide to Retrofit 2 with Kotlin on his YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com

Looking Forward to Kotlin 2.0
The Kotlin 2.0 release candidates are coming along. Let's learn what 2.0 is all about under the prism of Dave Leeds.
www.youtube.com

We need to talk about Gradle
Duncan McGregor is sad about updating Gradle. He summarized his experience in this video.
www.youtube.com

Practical Optimizations
Session by Romain Guy at the AndroidMakers focusing on some of the low-level optimizations implemented in Jetpack Compose, their impact on performance, and the programming techniques behind them.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

Sonatype Publish Fix
A Gradle Plugin that prevents parallel publishing to Maven repositories.
github.com

LottieViewer
LottieViewer is an open-source application built with Compose Multiplatform, specifically targeting desktop environments.
github.com

LottieViewer
LottieViewer is an open-source application built with Compose Multiplatform, specifically targeting desktop environments.
github.com

EventFahrplan
Tobias Preuss has published an unofficial KotlinConf library based on EventFahrPlan. Check out in this fork his app version.
github.com

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