ISSUE #430

27th of October 2024

Announcements

State of the software engineering job market in 2024
We always send Kotlin-ish content on this mailing list, but this time we will make an exception to send the State of the software engineering job market in 2024 by Gergely Orosz. He always makes really reasonable analysis about the current state of affairs, and this is not an exception.
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com

Articles

How to create Toast message in CMP Compose MultiPlatform | Android and iOS
Andres Sandoval explores how to implement toast messages in Kotlin Multiplatform.
andresand.medium.com

The beauty of Kotlin Type System
Kotlin’s type system enhances Java's, introducing features like null safety, Any as the universal supertype, and Nothing as a bottom type for safer and more elegant cross-platform programming.
medium.com

Kotlin Tips and Tricks You May Not Know: #1 — Kotlin Logging
Elena van Engelen - Maslova explains how Kotlin-Logging simplifies logging with cleaner syntax, lazy evaluation, and easy integration with SLF4J and Logback, enhancing traceability through structured logging and MDC.
medium.com

How to start with DynamoDB in your Ktor application (Part 3)
In the third article of the series, Matthias Schenk explains how to use converters for custom data persistence, batch processing, advanced query filters, TTL cleanup, and sparse indexes in a Ktor application with DynamoDB.
poisonedyouth.github.io

Making my concurrent algorithm 6000% better
CharlieTap shares how he modified a concurrent data structure implemented in a Kotlin Multiplatform library to enhance its performance.
dev.to

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Android

Uploading SARIF Reports to GitHub
Article exploring how to generate, merged and upload SARIF artifacts to GitHub to generate automatically Lint reports on GitHub PRs.
enriquelopezmanas.medium.com

Using Kotlin Reflection to Automate Compose Navigation
In the third article of the series, Jimly Asshiddiqy explores automating Jetpack Compose navigation using Kotlin reflection to simplify route registration and argument handling for complex data types.
proandroiddev.com

Videos

48 Seconds: Android Studio Debugger Composition State
Huyen Dao explains in 48 seconds how to save a zillion hours while debugging Compose.
www.youtube.com

Upgrading Dependencies for No Fun and No Profit
In this episode, Duncan McGregor navigates dependency upgrades in the Test Driven Gilded Rose codebase, discussing the strategy, challenges, and occasional frustrations encountered when deciding when and how to update dependencies.
www.youtube.com

Integrate Native iOS Libraries in a Kotlin Multiplatform with Cocoapods!
This video by Stevdza-San showcases how to integrate native iOS libraries in a KMP project.
www.youtube.com

Libraries

LogKat - KMP Log Library
LogKat is a Kotlin Multiplatform library that provides a unified solution for logging across Android and iOS platforms.
github.com

EAPlayers
EAPlayers is a Kotlin Multiplatform project utilizing Compose Multiplatform to deliver a native app experience for Android, iOS, and desktop.
github.com

Android Build Experiments
Repository by Jason Pearson to experiment with different Android build configurations and options.
github.com

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