ISSUE #423

8th of September 2024

Announcements

Gradle Build Tool - Software Developer Survey
Gradle has released a survey to gather some feedback in order to improve their tooling and developer experience. Check it out here.
community.gradle.org

Articles

In the Cross-Platform world, is Kotlin Multiplatform the right choice for your next application?
Elnatan Derech explores Kotlin Multiplatform, how it compares with other popular cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter and React Native, and why it might be a compelling choice for your organization.
medium.com

Raise Your Tests: Testing Functional Kotlin with Arrow and Raise
Riccardo Cardin writes in this article about a topic not so widely covered: testing functional Kotlin with the Arrow library and the Raise DSL.
blog.rockthejvm.com

Announcing Dependency Analysis Gradle Plugin 2.0.0
Tony Robalik has published the version 2.0.0 of his Dependency Analysis Gradle Plugin. Read more about it here.
dev.to

Writing a Kotlin Multiplatform App from Start to Store
Zac Sweers developed a Kotlin-based app to check NYC soccer field permit statuses, and in this article he shares some insights on its creation, tools used, and the complexities of publishing on iOS and Android platforms.
www.zacsweers.dev

Advanced Kotlin Magic: Unlocking the Power of 'combine' for Android Development!
This article highlights the power of Kotlin's combine function for handling multiple flows in Android development, showcasing its ability to simplify code, enhance performance, and ensure reactive updates in real-time applications.
medium.com

Compose Multiplatform and the Native App Future
Kevin Galligan argues in this post how KMP and CMP offer a flexible, low-risk solution for building cross-platform mobile apps, blending native and shared UI elements, making them a game-changing alternative to fully native development.
touchlab.co

Sponsored

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kt.academy

Android

Effective Map Composables: Collections of Non-Draggable Markers
This post by Uli Bubenheimer continues exploring effective patterns and best practices for the android-maps-compose GitHub library.
dev.to

Videos

Devoxx Genie AI Deep Dive with Stephan Janssen
This week Duncan McGregor spoke with Stephan Janssen, founder of Devoxx, about Chat Oriented Programming and AI-assisted coding, exploring the differences between interacting with LLMs via APIs versus web interfaces, and previewing their next episode on using Devoxx Genie for refactoring.
www.youtube.com

Kotlin After 2.0 | Talking Kotlin #133
Hadi, Sebi, Egor Tolstoy and Mikhail Zarechenskii talk about the future of Kotlin and its development after the 2.0 version.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

Compose Drag And Drop
Compose DND is a library that allows you to easily add drag-and-drop functionality to your Jetpack Compose or Compose Multiplatform projects.
github.com

Kotlin Warning Baseline Generator
A Gradle plugin for detecting when new Kotlin warnings are added.
github.com

Kimchi
Kimchi is an Anvil-like KSP processor for kotlin-inject that lets you contribute bindings, modules, and subcomponents across multi-module projects to form your dependency injection graph without having to manually wire upstream.
github.com

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