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November 24th, 2024

Articles & Tutorials

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Widgets With Glance: Beyond String States

Katie Barnett demonstrates using a CustomGlanceStateDefinition for managing complex GlanceWidget state.

Demystifying Maestro’s UI Testing Implementation

Sam Edwards shares some discoveries about the inner workings of Maestro with TONS of links to their open source implementation.

Achieving Type-safe Navigation Results in AndroidX Compose for KMP

FunkyMuse explores how to implement callback results between screens while maintaining complete type safety.

Random Musings on the Android 16 Developer Preview 1

Mark Murphy rummages through the API differences report for Android 16 DP 1

Google Maps in Jetpack Compose: Polylines

Joe Birch dives into the Polyline composable and shows how we can draw coordinate-based lines on our map.

How to create a scrollable chart in Compose Multiplatform

Alex Zhukovich creates a "Vertical Bar Chart" which will work on all platforms.

Centering in Compose

Zach Klippenstein explains the theory behind “centering” in Compose without assuming you know anything about the specifics of Compose's layout system.

Gradle 8.11: Faster Configuration Cache and Improved Configuration Time

Iñaki Villar examines Gradle 8.11, which introduces new improvements to the configuration cache process.

From Compile Safety to Configuration Safety: Let's Build the Koin IDE Plugin

The Kotzilla team announces the upcoming release of the Koin IDE Plugin.

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Libraries & Code

Strikt

Strikt is an assertion library for Kotlin intended for use with a test runner such as JUnit, Minutest or Spek.

KMPDevicePreview

Kotlin & Compose Multiplatform library to simulate any device from any platform, supporting Android, iOS, JVM, JS, and WebAssembly.

Akkurate

Akkurate is a validation library taking advantage of the expressive power of Kotlin

compose_edge_to_edge_preview

Library which enables you to show WindowInsets in Jetpack Compose previews

News

The First Developer Preview of Android 16

Android 16 Developer Preview 1 is available now to test with your apps.

Introducing Restore Credentials: Effortless account restoration for Android apps

Google introduces Restore Credentials, a new feature of Android’s Credential Manager API.

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Announcing the Winners of the Gemini API Developer Competition!

Meet the winners of the Gemini API Developer Competition!

State of Kotlin Scripting 2024

JetBrains considers the evolution of scripting in Kotlin

Tools

Compose Libraries

Discover libraries for Jetpack Compose and Compose Multiplatform.

Videos & Podcasts

Animating Your World with Doris Liu

Dive into Jetpack Compose Animations and learn some Compose magic!

Anonymous Functions Aren't Lambdas

Dave Leeds checks out what anonymous functions are and when we might want to use them.

Strikt - a Powerful Assertion Library for Kotlin!

Charfaoui Younes explores a powerful library for assertion in kotlin called Strikt, along with code examples and setup instructions to get started using it!

How to Deserialize Inconsistent JSON Data With a Custom Kotlinx Serializer

Philipp Lackner shows how you can implement a custom serializer with Kotlinx serialization to parse differing JSON structures, for example when the API has not been designed with mobile in mind.

Platform Integrations in Kotlin Multiplatform with Russell Wolf

Sebastian and Márton are joined by Russell Wolf to discuss different code sharing approaches for Kotlin Multiplatform, and how to build great multiplatform libraries.

Firebase Demo Day 2024

Watch demos from Firebase Demo Day to learn how you can build and run modern, AI-powered app experiences users love with Firebase.

Specials

Interview with Kotlin lead designer: How far will the language diverge from Java?

Kotlin lead designer Michail Zarečenskij spoke to DevClass about the relationship with Java and the future of the language.

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