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Ktor for Mobile Developers — Fear the server no more! (KotlinConf 2019)

Building mobile apps is what we love to do, but there’s always one nagging problem — writing server side components to support our apps can be surprisingly complex and difficult. There’s a lot of overhead and a bunch of unfamiliar languages, frameworks, and styles of programming that we’re

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A Kotlin Journey (Kotlin Everywhere Chicago 2019)

As the saying goes, it’s not the destination, it’s the journey! In this talk I’ll be sharing my personal story as an introduction to what a Kotlin journey might look like. We’ll explore how and why Kotlin can make such a big impact on our work.

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Android KTX — A Dash of Kotlin Makes All the Difference! (KotlinConf 2018)

When Kotlin hit the Android scene, one of the first things many of us did was wrap difficult-to-use Android Framework APIs with extension functions. That little sprinkle of Kotlin made all the difference, and life was great — we finally we had a way to make our least favorite calls more

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Getting to 100% Kotlin — A practical guide (Droidcon NYC 2017, Android Summit 2017)

A lot of teams are super excited by Kotlin and are ready to go all-in with it. But while exciting, it can also be stressful — learning a brand new language while converting old code and writing new features, all at the same time? How does a team get there as

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Programming languages aren’t a zero sum game

Stop me if you’ve heard these before when people get to talking about programming languages… “These features are copied this from .” “Nothing new here. has done this for years.” “This language has nothing on , but nobody realizes it.” “–superior language– does the same thing, but better.” I bring it

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Your struggles can inspire others

Think back to the the last time you struggled mightily with a programming problem. Did you share it with the world? If you didn’t, that’s totally OK — most of us don’t! Why would we? Nobody enjoys admitting defeat, much less wanting to make a big deal out

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Kotlin — It’s the little things

Kotlin has a bunch of amazing features, and certain ones tend to grab the headlines — things like extension functions, higher order functions, and null safety among them. And rightfully so — those are all incredibly powerful, fundamental features of the language upon which everything else builds on. And while I love

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Kotlin makes me a happier, better programmer

What’s Kotlin’s best feature? Creating programmer happiness. There’s been a lot of action around Kotlin lately. So one question you’ll often hear is “What’s your favorite Kotlin feature?” And while there are many wonderful things about the language, for me it isn’t about any

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Can’t crack that programming problem? Go to sleep or take a walk

Think back to the last time you had that really tough programming problem you couldn’t crack. If you’re like me, you may have spent a few hours trying to brute force a solution. Then, in despair and frustration, eventually you gave up for the night. And then the

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Some of my favorite Kotlin features

Unlike most articles that introduce you to a language, I’m going to avoid using too much programming lingo. Instead, I’ll try using plain English in the hopes that it’s more accessible to beginners. 🤗 Some notes about the code examples: * I am by no stretch an expert in

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How I fell in love with a programming language

For all its warts, Java has served me well. And as Android’s native language, it’s been a true blessing in disguise. Who knew all those years of writing webapps would turn into such an awesome mobile opportunity? But I’ve never had strong feelings about Java itself. I

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Writing software is easy

If you think building a software product is tough, try building a legendary car from scratch. I recently watched A Faster Horse, a documentary about the development of the 2015 Ford Mustang. It examines how that Mustang, whose nameplate is an icon in Ford’s history (and America’s), went