ISSUE #415

14th of July 2024

Announcements

Kotlin 2.0.10-RC is out!
The Kotlin 2.0.10 Release Candidate is out! This is a bug fix release, check the entire CHANGELOG here.
github.com

Articles

Koin Roadmap Update — From 3.6 to 4.0
Arnaud Giuliani shares in this article some news about the future of Koin.
blog.insert-koin.io

Single Gesture Interaction between Multiple Composables
Ahmed El-Helw tried to replicate a gesture on iOS using Compose, and he shared with us his key learnings.
helw.net

Which Map Transformation Should I Use?
Map transformation functions find common usage in Android development. Darryl Bayliss throws some light on which one and how we should be using them.
darrylbayliss.net

Manage configurations for the different environment in Kotlin Multiplatform
When we are working on a mobile or web app, it is common to have different configurations for each environment. Read in this article how to apply this in Kotlin Multiplatform.
sujanpoudel.me

Define contracts with documentation
Marcin Moskala wrote a new article emphasizing the importance of defining contracts through documentation to clarify the intended use and behavior of code.
kt.academy

Enhanced Column Selection DSL in Kotlin DataFrame
Garth Gilmour and Jolan Rensen wrote an article showcasing how Kotlin DataFrame simplifies extracting values from structured data using different mechanism, each of them suited to different requirements.
blog.jetbrains.com

Kotlin’s @Keep Annotation: Keeping Your Code Safe and Sound
Learn how the @Keep annotation in Kotlin ensures important but seemingly unused code elements aren't removed by the optimizer.
proandroiddev.com

Destructuring Declarations in Kotlin
Explore in this article Kotlin's destructuring declarations and how they effortlessly unpack complex objects into individual variables, making your code cleaner and more readable with practical examples.
proandroiddev.com

Videos

Kotlin Code Reuse: Composing like you're Inheriting
The classic Design Patterns book introduced the principle of favoring composition over inheritance. Dave Leeds elaborates on this principle.
www.youtube.com

A Singleton Twist Interview Question with Kotlin!
Charfaoui Younes tackles and resolves an interview question about Singleton with Kotlin.
www.youtube.com

Conferences

Kotlin Open Workshops - Remote & Powerful
Participate in the most powerful remote workshops: Kotlin for Developers, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Mastery, and Kotlin Expert. All led by Certified Kotlin Trainer Marcin Moskala. Learn the best practices that will skyrocket your development.
kt.academy

Libraries

Logger
Logger is a Minimalistic Logger for Kotlin Multiplatform by Sergej Shafarenka.
github.com

WGPU4K
A WebGPU Binding for Kotlin Multiplatform.
github.com

Valkyrie
Valkyrie is an Android Studio plugin to convert SVG/XML into Compose ImageVector.
github.com

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