ISSUE #421

25th of August 2024

Hello from Helsinki Kotliners, where we ran the marathon yesterday! As one of our colleagues puts it the summer here is really nice, it does not snow too much. Enjoy our selection of topics for this week.

Announcements

Kotlin 2.0.20 Released
The Kotlin 2.0.20 release is out! This version includes performance improvements and bug fixes for Kotlin 2.0.0. Check out some additional highlights of the release here.
blog.jetbrains.com

Articles

Raise Your Tests: Testing Functional Kotlin with Arrow and Raise
A guide published by Daniel Ciocîrlan on how to properly test your functional Kotlin code written with Arrow and the Raise DSL.
blog.rockthejvm.com

How to “get()” your Koin dependency in iOS
Mohit demonstrates how to effortlessly inject dependencies in iOS using Koin, just as seamlessly as you would in your Kotlin code.
medium.com

Resource observability case study: jemalloc in Android builds
Inaki Villar brings his new article where he explores the challenges of managing memory during Gradle builds, emphasizing the importance of using tools like Develocity to monitor performance and optimize CI environments
dev.to

Extension function in Kotlin
Amit Shekhar talks about extension functions in Kotlin.
outcomeschool.com

50 ways to run some Kotlin code
Maia Grotepass shares various methods to quickly test Kotlin code, ranging from browser-based solutions like Kotlin Playground to more complex setups.
www.maiatoday.net

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go.getsequence.io

Android

Effective Map Composables: Draggable Markers
Second article in the series of Uli Bubenheimer. This time he tackles the draggable markers in Android Maps Compose.
dev.to

Designing Effective UIs For Enhancing Compose Previews
This article by Jaewoong Eum guides you through designing effective Compose UI components to maximize the potential of Compose Previews.
getstream.io

Discovering Material3 for Android — SwipeToDismissBox
Renaud Mathieu has started a series of articles to help you explore the latest addition to Material 3 for Android.
medium.com

Videos

Why Coroutines are Actually No Magic in Kotlin
Alex Sokol published this video explaining the magic of the Coroutines under the surface.
www.youtube.com

Applying the Decorator Pattern in Kotlin
In this video, Dave Leeds talks about the Decorator Pattern, why it is useful and more.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

LogKMPanion
Kotlin Multiplatform library to help you observe and manage application logs across Android and iOS platforms.
github.com

Would You Rather Game App
Would You Rather Game App using Compose Multiplatform, 100% UI shared by Compose, generates contents by Gemini.
github.com

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