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I have released KVision 5.0.0 - https://kvision.io This is a major upgrade bringing some breaking changes. Highlights of this release: • Based on Bootstrap 5.1.0 with support for Bootstrap Icons • Upgraded dependencies (Kotlin 1.5.21, Coroutines 1.5.1, Serialization 1.2.2, Spring Boot 2.5.4, Micronaut 3.0.0, Ktor 1.6.2, Javalin 4.0.0.RC2, Vert.x 4.1.2) • Removed jQuery dependency from the core module • New RestClient based on fetch API in a separate kvision-rest module • Major internal redesign to make more things easier and more consistent • Up to 35% performance boost • Up to 20% bundle size reduction • Extended Gradle plugin to make build files simpler (with built-in workaround for KT-48273) • Support for Bootstrap's floating labels for text input components • A lot of other bugfixes, cleanups and optimizations See the changelog for more information: https://github.com/rjaros/kvision/releases/tag/5.0.0 As always any feedback is welcomed 🙂

I published an article on the basics of 

Reflection

 using 

Kotlin

. Well suited for those who have never heard of reflection. Any feedback is welcome. https://levelup.gitconnected.com/understanding-reflection-using-kotlin-a5874bf63010

Hello everyone! I have published new article about Kotlin 1.5 standard library https://proandroiddev.com/exploring-the-kotlin-1-5-standard-library-a940b5910b9e

I'm very excited to announce the release of klip@0.1.0! What's this you might ask? Klip is a test snapshot manager that works on multiplatform projects from 

commonTest

. This is achieved via kotlin compiler plugin that injects relevant keys and paths to store and read assertion values during compilation. It's also test framework agnostic and exposes sufficient configuration for you to write your own klip assertion functions. Here's a little preview:

class MyTest {
  data class DomainObject(val name: String, val value: String?)

  @Test
  fun test1() {
    assertMatchesClip(DomainObject("Dick", "Dickens"))
    DomainObject("John", "Doe").assertKlip()
  }

  @Test
  fun test2() {
    doAssertions()
  }

  private fun doAssertions() {
    assertMatchesClip(DomainObject("Joe", "Mama"))
    DomainObject("Ben", "Dover").assertKlip()
  }
}

It's still in preview as not all "testable" kotlin targets are implemented yet, but please give it a go and get back to me with your thoughts. Happy coding!

I am working on a series of educational Kotlin videos K Here's today's episode Collections vs. Sequences () where I am explaining the differences between using both within the Kotlin Collections API. I am covering what they are, when to use which, and what pitfalls there are that one has to be aware of when using them! I also made a longer post about the entire video series in #education: https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/CT5SG6SR4/p1629545936029300 Read more about it in the original post 🙂

npm-publish@2.1.0 gradle plugin is out. This release fixes some issues with configuration properties that were previously ignored and adds support of setting them via environment variables.

Object creation can sometimes be expensive and always costs something. Learn how to avoid it, when it is not necessary. Avoid unnecessary object creation by @marcinmoskala https://kt.academy/article/ek-unnecessary-objects

I Developed Netflix Like Home Page using Kotlin-React Check it out from here https://github.com/ch8n/Netflix-Clone Features : 1. Kotlin-React 2. Kotlin-Styled-Component 3. Modern React - useState, useEffects , functional Components 4. Coroutines 5. Different Branch has React Implementation as Well

Wrote a post on building function chaining in Kotlin, similar to Compose UI’s Modifier logic. https://siddroid.com/post/kotlin/build-function-chains-using-composition-in-kotlin/

I've just published an article about How to integrate Google sign in with Jetpack Compose app. Have a look at it: https://hadiyarajesh.medium.com/integrate-google-sign-in-with-jetpack-compose-ui-9f52776542ab

https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/releases/tag/v1.5.30 yay !

Kotlin 1.5.30 Is Now Available! Since Kotlin 1.5.30 is the last incremental release before Kotlin 1.6.0, it includes many experimental language and standard library features that we are planning to release in Kotlin 1.6.0. Give them a try and share your feedback with us, you can really influence the final result! These experimental features include sealed when statements, changes to […]

Learn the Kotlin Basics for Free on JetBrains Academy Today we have great news for those of you who are just starting out on your programming journey with Kotlin or who want to develop new programming skills. JetBrains Academy recently released a new Kotlin Basics track! It helps you get to grasps with all the Kotlin programming language essentials as you build fully functional […]

Just "released" template-kmp-library@1.1.1 with major improvements to target build and publication control on CI, setup scripts for native library setup and more.

Hello everyone! I want to share with you this project that I was working on with jetpack compose. It was part of Jetpack Compose's Android development challenge and since I didn't have time to finish it at the time, I used the idea to test other libraries that I hadn't had a chance to use or learn yet, such as Hilt, WorkManager, Kotlin Serialization, Kotlin date and time, compose navigation, etc. Here's the source code. Any feedback is welcome! Here the source code https://github.com/atorresveiga/android-dev-challenge-compose-weather

At Sannsyn, we have been working for a while on this Solr Refiner project, mostly implemented in Kotlin. As it is now publicly available, I'd like to tip you about it here. Some of the stuff that we write about it, will concern Kotlin in particular, and I will make sure to mention such posts here when they come into existence. We have a short introduction here: https://hallvard-ystad.medium.com/introducing-tellusr-for-solr-search-enhancements-1c498c9e7252

klip@0.2.0 is out. This release reworks injection strategy and adds support for mingwX64 and macosArm64.

Hello 🙂 I am from #tgbotapi, Telegram Bot API wrapper framework, and today we started to generate ideas for release version 1.0.0 (finally). We always welcome everybody who interested in this topic 🙂

Hello! 👋 I built a small player for streaming audio (Internet radio) for my own use with Kotlin and JavaFX. If you don't need yet another player in your life, maybe you'd be interested to check out a tiny DSL on top of JNA I have in the code to interact with Objective-C / Cocoa and support "template" icons in macOS status bar. The application runs on macOS only at the moment. https://github.com/vonZeppelin/mvp

Try the New Kotlin/Native Memory Manager Development Preview Today we are taking a huge step towards making the process of sharing code between mobile platforms with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile more enjoyable. The development preview of the new memory management approach for Kotlin/Native is now ready for you to try out in your project! It moves us closer to eliminating the differences between the […]

I shared this in compose, I hope some people here can also profit: https://medium.com/@cicerohellmann/stripping-theme-xml-for-a-more-kotlin-approach-1a863e81f3f0

Idiomatic Kotlin: Solving Advent of Code Puzzles, Passport Validation Today in “Idiomatic Kotlin”, we’re looking at day 4 of the Advent of Code 2020 challenges, in which we tackle a problem that feels as old as programming itself: input sanitization and validation. Day 4. Passport processing We need to build a passport scanner that, given a batch of input text, can count how many […]

Introducing the Kotlin/JS Inspection Pack: IR Migration Help, Quick-Fixes, and More We’re introducing a new plugin for your Kotlin/JS applications – the Kotlin/JS Inspection Pack. It adds valuable inspections and quick-fixes that help you build and maintain your Kotlin/JS projects. GET KOTLIN/JS INSPECTION PACK The plugin is especially helpful if you want to migrate your projects to the new Kotlin/JS IR compiler that’s been promoted to Beta […]

Hello folks, I've written an application in ktor, kotlinx-cli for auto-generation back-end on migrations. Idea: Replacing mocks with a full-fledged REST back-end. Everything works out of the box, the application just needs to specify the path to Flyway migrations. https://github.com/keygenqt/api-Autoway

Sample the World of KMM One of the main benefits of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile is its flexibility. You can use KMM in your existing or new projects, share different parts of your apps, and integrate with different UI frameworks. To find the best way to apply this flexibility in your project and maximize the benefits of using KMM, it can […]

What is the difference between the coroutine functionalities build into language, and those distributed as a library? Find the answer in the "Coroutines built-in support vs library" article written by @marcinmoskala https://kt.academy/article/cc-built-in-vs-library

Hello, in #tgbotapi has been published new release 0.35.8 with several important changes

Idiomatic Kotlin: Solving Advent of Code Puzzles, Binary Representation of Numbers Let’s continue our journey of understanding what “idiomatic Kotlin” means and solve one more puzzle from the Advent of Code challenge. The puzzles are independent of each other, so you don’t need to check any of the previous ones we’ve already covered. Simply read through the following solution or watch the video. We hope you […]