Working with concurrent code in KMM projects hasn’t been fun. This is due to the original Kotlin/Native memory management approach that had limitations when it came...
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What Kotlin Multiplatform is not
In the past few weeks of discussing Kotlin Multiplatform with a couple of people, I’ve discovered that there is a topic that seems confusing to people...
Continue reading...Supporting multithreaded coroutines in a Kotlin Multiplatform project
Concurrency happens to be a very important topic today in programming. Unfortunately, you encounter a different state and concurrency model for iOS once you extend your...
Continue reading...Getting started with Kotlin Multiplatform
Kotlin Multiplatform seems to be the talk of the town recently, having seen a lot of notable companies embrace it despite it being in its early...
Continue reading...Setting up Git pre-commit/pre-push hook for Ktlint check
In a previous article, I talked about how to set up and make use of Ktlint in your android project. I created and made use of...
Continue reading...Ensuring code quality: Using Ktlint in your Kotlin project
In this blog post, I would be talking about the following: What is Ktlint? Why Ktlint? Setting up Ktlint Using Ktlint Specifying Ktlint rules Automating Ktlint...
Continue reading...What’s new in Kotlin 1.4?
Kotlin 1.4.0, a sequel to 1.3.x, was released on August 17, 2020, and it ships with some improvements I find really cool. According to Jetbrains, Kotlin...
Continue reading...Architectures are not about frameworks
One mistake we make a lot of times as Software Engineers is letting frameworks define our architecture. It should be the other way round. According to...
Continue reading...MotionLayout in action: Creating a simple swipe-to-answer button
In this article, we are going to implement a swipe-to-answer button using MotionLayout. It’s quite simple. Take a look at what we want to achieve: In...
Continue reading...Using the android debug database library
In this article, I am going to quickly introduce you to an android library that I find useful a lot. Android Debug Database is a powerful...
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