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ISSUE #244

4th of April 2021
 

Hi folks! We hope you are having a fantastic end of the week. Check out our selection of lists for this new week.



Announcements


ki: The Next Interactive Shell for Kotlin
JetBrains has released ki, a Kotlin Interactive Shell with many goodies for Kotlin.
blog.jetbrains.com

Kotlin 1.5.0-M2 Released – Ensure Smooth Migration to Kotlin 1.5.0
Kotlin 1.5.0 is getting closer. Check out how to ensure a smooth migration from previous versions.
blog.jetbrains.com



Articles


Kotlin Flows ~ an Android cheat sheet
Struggling with Kotlin Flows? Remy Benza has created a Cheatsheet to help you out.
rvbsoftdev.medium.com

I’m not going to use ktor as a network client anymore, here’s why
Anton Malinskiy will not use anymore ktor as a network client, and here are his reasons.
t.co

Http4k - A Sneak Peak
Philipp Mayer gives a little glimpse on Http4k, and what can we do with it.
world.hey.com

KMM QuickStart Guide
KMM might need some time to get it up running, and this article will help us to get it ready in 30 minutes.
proandroiddev.com

Nulls and Null Safety
Dave Leeds keeps writing on his Kotlin illustrated guide. In this new article, he writes about null safety in Kotlin.
typealias.com

Pipeline Configuration as Code with Kotlin
Pipeline as code is a technique where the configuration and the steps for a CI/CD pipeline are treated as code. And of course, we can use Kotlin for it.
medium.com

Non-Empty Lists in Kotlin
Balazs Toth explains to us how we can use type safety to prevent problems with empty lists in Kotlin.
quickbirdstudios.com

Use suspendCoroutine to connect callbacks and coroutines
Leonidas Partsas explains to us what is suspendCoroutine, and how can we use it in conjunction with our coroutine calls.
le0nidas.gr
 


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getstream.io



Podcast


JaCoCo with Evgeny Mandrikov
In this new episode of The Bakery, Nico speaks with Evgeny Mandrikov about Jacoco.
thebakery.dev
 


Jobs

Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile development: Hobby? Or your new career?
We're solving some interesting problems for a growing list of great partners so we're expanding the team again! The ideal candidate has some iOS experience, but we know most Android devs need to learn these skills, and we’re the best place to learn them. We were remote even before the pandemic, however, the work is fairly collaborative so we have a strong preference for neighboring time zones.
go.touchlab.co
 



Libraries


Channelify
Channelify is a sample app using YouTube Data API v3 and written in Kotlin that converts your YouTube channel into an app.
github.com

Arrow v0.12.0 & 0.13.1 are here
Arrow, has released the versions 0.12.0 and 0.13.1 (spoiler, you probably can jump directly to 0.13.1). Check out the full announcement in this link.
www.47deg.com
 


Jobs

YNAB Is Hiring a Humbly Confident Senior Android Developer
We build You Need A Budget (YNAB), software that genuinely changes people's lives. We are a forgiving and friendly place to work that runs on integrity, fairness, and respect. And we've always been 100% remote. If you're ready for a positive change, we have some big plans for our Android app!
youneedabudget.com

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