
🧑💻 Software Engineer with a passion for #Android, #Kotlin and #KotlinMultiplatform 🏢 Freelance Android Developer 💬 Orga @mobiledevka
Karlsruhe, Germany
Joined July 2009
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We've published a new doc page that explains the relationship between Compose Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose:
jetbrains.com/help/kotlin-mu…
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🎉 Inline lambdas are becoming truly first-class citizens!
🚀 With experimental support for non-local break & continue, Kotlin gets more consistent and flexible.
Watch the full breakdown 👇
youtu.be/B-Les-S8Flw
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📢 The Kotlin 2.1.20-Beta1 release is out! This version includes performance improvements and bug fixes for Kotlin 2.1.0. Highlights include:
✅ Kotlin K2 compiler: new default kapt plugin
✅ Gradle: support for version 8.11
Try it out ➡️ kotl.in/2-1-20-beta1
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📣 Have you used Kotlin 2.1 features? We’d love to hear about your experience! Share your thoughts on guards, multi-dollar interpolation, and more to help us refine Kotlin.
👉 Take the survey: kotl.in/vs9hq9
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🎉 Ktor 3.0.2 is here! Explore the changelog to see what’s new.
ktor.io/changelog/3.0/
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Anyone trying to play the benchmarking game is obliged to do a homework first: watch this talk about benchmarking by @shipilev
youtube.com/watch?v=x3Vlze1m…
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📢 The Kotlin 2.1.0 release is out! This version introduces new language features, tooling updates, performance improvements, and important fixes. Highlights include:
✅ New language features in preview: Guard conditions in `when` with a subject, non-local `break` and `continue`, and multi-dollar string interpolation.
✅ K2 compiler updates: More flexibility around compiler checks and improvements to the kapt implementation.
✅ Kotlin Multiplatform: Basic support for Swift export, stable Gradle DSL for compiler options, and more.
✅ Kotlin/Native: Improved support for `iosArm64` and other updates.
✅ Kotlin/Wasm: Multiple updates, including support for incremental compilation.
✅Gradle support: Improved compatibility with newer versions of Gradle and the Android Gradle plugin, along with updates to the Kotlin Gradle plugin API.
Try it out: ➡️ blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/20…
Daniel Bälz retweeted
Looking for tutorials on integrating Kotlin Multiplatform with iOS? We’ve added a whole new section to our documentation, dedicated to iOS integration! 📘 Explore various integration methods with these helpful guides. 🤓
kotlinlang.org/docs/multipla…
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Scrcpy 3.0 🚀 with virtual display feature, OpenGL filters and more… github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy…
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✨ It’s now even easier to set up your Ktor project with the new RPC plugin! Just head to the generator, select it in the plugins list, and it’s ready to go – no more manual setup. Build async RPC services with familiar Kotlin constructs. Try it out now! ➡️ start.ktor.io/p/kotlinx-rpc
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📢 The Kotlin 2.1.0-RC2 release is here with some exciting new features and improvements! Highlights:
⭐️ Preview of the new language features
⭐️ Incremental compilation support for Wasm targets
⭐️ Improved K2 kapt implementation
⭐️ Update LLVM version to 16.0.0 for Kotlin/Native
⭐️ Compose compiler improvements
Learn more: ➡️ kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsnew…
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🚀 Mixing #ComposeMultiplatform with native iOS UI just got easier! @DevSrSouza's latest article dives into how Touchlab’s new Compose Swift Bridge tool automates the process, saving you from boilerplate code headaches. #KotlinMultiplatform touchlab.co/compose-swift-br…
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🆕 Compose Multiplatform 1.7.1 is now available! This release brings performance improvements and resolves the broken binary compatibility issue in version 1.7.0, which affected iOS and web.
🔗 Check out the full release notes: kotl.in/compose171
Thanks to the @GDGKarlsruhe for organizing a great #DevFestKA2024. As usual lot of fun to attend the conference.
Also, the slides & demo app of the #Ktor and #KotlinMultiplatform talk together with @r_zetzsche are available.
dbaelz.de/slides/Ktor-Kotlin…
github.com/dbaelz/PnPLogbook
Working on the slides & demo for my talk with @r_zetzsche at #DevFestKA2024. Great conference that happens this Saturday. Thanks to @GDGKarlsruhe for the orga!
From the area and want to know more about #KotlinMultiplatform & #Ktor? Then stop by!
devfestka.de/
The demo app is on GitHub. It's a tracking app for P&P player and will be useful for my current DnD campaign.
It consists of a (JVM) server and clients for Android, iOS, web & desktop. Developed with #Ktor, #KotlinMultiplatform and #ComposeMultiplatform
github.com/dbaelz/PnPLogbook
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Amper 0.5.0 is out!
⚠️ New in-IDE warnings and quick-fixes for working with multiple modules
🎨 Compose Multiplatform resources support
⚙️ KSP2 support
📦 Parcelize plugin support for Android
🤖 Signed Android release builds with R8
➕ And more…
blog.jetbrains.com/amper/202…
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🎯 Boost your Kotlin skills with our "Full-stack development with Kotlin Multiplatform" tutorial!
Learn how to build full-stack apps for Android, iOS, and desktop using KMP and Ktor. Create seamless cross-platform experiences!
Get started 👇
ktor.io/docs/full-stack-deve…
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Coil 3.0 is out now! The main feature of this release is full Compose Multiplatform support, but there are tons of other smaller improvements. Check it out! colinwhite.me/post/coil_3_re…













