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A full stack side project webapp all in Kotlin (KotlinConf 2025)

A full stack side project webapp all in Kotlin (KotlinConf 2025)

It's happened to all of us – an idea strikes for a side project and you want to build a quick webapp, but then you remember the state of webdev is still a bit of a mess in 2025. Sure you could pick up one of those "all-in-one&

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

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

A Kotlin Journey (Kotlin Everywhere Chicago 2019)

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.

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

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

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

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

Programming languages aren’t a zero sum game

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

Your struggles can inspire others

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