ISSUE #294

20th of March 2022

Articles

Improved caching with Kotlin flows and the reduce function
Annyce Davis has been working to reduce the load on a database by focusing on various caching solutions. She ended up implementing one using Kotlin Flows, and shared the result with us.
adavis.info

@JsExport guide for exposing Kotlin to JS
In this new post from Touchlab about Kotlin/JS, they start adding functional code to the JS side.
dev.to

A Redux implementation for Kotlin Multiplatform
Amr Yousef outlines how he implemented a Redux-inspired state management solution for a KMP project, and how it is connected to UI on Android and iOS.
amryousef.me

Install Referrer Kotlin Extension
There isn’t a Kotlin Extension library for Google Play’s InstallReferrer Library, so Sam Edward shares how he wrapped the API in a Kotlin friendly way.
handstandsam.com

Generating a GraphQL Query Kotlin DSL with Annotations
Moataz Hisham has been experimenting with Kotlin DSL and annotation processing to write queries for GraphQL. He used KotlinPoet as a code generator and Android to test the results.
proandroiddev.com

Dividing Kotlin Multiplatform work in teams
Dividing work for multiple teams gets more difficult the larger your team is and the more platforms you're developing for, which will happen with KMP. Kevin Schildhorn tells us how we can organize our teams, based on his experience at Touchlab.
dev.to

A Guide To Ktor With MongoDB
In this step-by-step guide, Piotr Wolak shows us how to implement a REST API using Ktor, MongoDB and KMongo.
codersee.com

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www.privado.ai

Videos

When to prefer a Property over a Function?
Learn when to use functions and when to use read-only properties in your Kotlin class.
www.youtube.com

Kotlin DataFrame: Overview of Basic Operations
In this episode, Anatoly Nikitin goes through the main features and basic operations of the library.
www.youtube.com

Jobs

Senior Android Engineer - Remote - US
Fundrise is building the future of real estate investing. Our growing Android team looking for talented engineers who love Kotlin architecture, automated testing, and the latest Android patterns.
fundrise.com

(Senior) Android Engineer (d/f/m)
Mobimeo is changing the way cities move. We are a technology company working on simplifying everyday mobility in urban centers. Our Android team develops digital mobility applications using Kotlin involving mapping, routing and live navigation topics.
mobimeo.jobs.personio.de

Libraries

Javalin 4.4.0 released
Javalin is a very lightweight Java and Kotlin web framework that focuses on simplicity and Java/Kotlin interoperability. Version 4.4.0 has been released.
javalin.io

DrawBox
DrawBox is a multi-purpose tool to draw anything on canvas, written completely on Jetpack Compose.
github.com

Premo
Premo is a Kotlin Multiplatform library that helps you implement the Presentation Layer and share it on Android, iOS, Desktop and Web.
github.com

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