ISSUE #434

24th of November 2024

Hi Kotliners! Next week is the last one to send a paper proposal for the KotlinConf. We hope to see you there next year.

Announcements

State of Kotlin Scripting 2024
JetBrains is focusing the support of Kotlin scripting to focus on key use cases like Gradle Kotlin DSL. Check out the full announcement in this page.
blog.jetbrains.com

KotlinConf is seeking for volunteeers
JetBrains is looking for volunteers for the upcoming KotlinConf! If you would like to support the event and the KotlinConf team make sure to check out this page.
kotlinconf.com

Kotlin K2 Mode Becomes Stable
K2 becomes stable in IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3. Read this article to learn what this means to you.
blog.jetbrains.com

Declarative Gradle - November 2024 Update
The new Declarative Gradle EAP 2 enhances Kotlin DSL integration, adds DCL features, and improves IDE support for streamlined build configurations.
blog.gradle.org

Kotlin 2.1.0-RC2
A new Kotlin Release Candidate has been published in their GitHub repo. Check out what is coming next.
github.com

Compose Libraries
Compose Libraries is a new project by Alex Styl to quickly check for Jetpack Compose & Compose Multiplatform libraries.
composelibraries.com

Articles

From Compile Safety to Configuration Safety: Let's Build the Koin IDE Plugin
The Koin team talks about the future Koin IDE Plugin, which introduces real-time configuration safety and seamless DI management directly within your IDE, launching in Q1 2025.
blog.kotzilla.io

Representing ViewModel events with StateFlow vs. SharedFlow vs. Channel
Marcin Moskala discusses StateFlow, SharedFlow, and Channel for representing events in Android ViewModels, recommending StateFlow for important events and SharedFlow or Channel for simpler cases.
kt.academy

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posthog.com

Android

Widgets With Glance: Beyond String States
Katie Barnett's article explores creating a custom GlanceStateDefinition for type-safe, flexible widget state management in Android using Jetpack Glance.
proandroiddev.com

Videos

3 Ways to Try KMP in Your Android Project
Andrei Bériukhov, Senior Android Engineer at Wheely, has been exploring modern multiplatform and UI approaches since 2018, and proposes us three ways to try KMP in an Android project.
www.youtube.com

Anonymous Functions Aren't Lambdas
In his video, Dave Leeds explains Kotlin's anonymous functions, highlighting their blend of features from named functions and lambdas, and discusses when to use them.
www.youtube.com

Conferences

Complete Guide to Android Development with Kotlin
Create your first Android application with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Along the way you'll learn how to customize architectural components like screens, text, and images like a Pro!
www.linkedin.com

Libraries

KHealth
KHealth is a simple Kotlin Multiplatform wrapper over Android's Health Connect and Apple's HealthKit APIs.
github.com

KmpEssentials
KmpEssentials is a library that contains different APIs and modules to accelerate your development.
github.com

Icarion
Kotlin library to ease migrations between your app updates.
github.com

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