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In a slightly unconventional episode, Sebastian and Márton talk to the founders of Skip, an iOS-to-Android, Swift-to-Kotlin transpiler solution. Marc and Abe have a background working on both Apple platforms and the JVM, and their latest project is a bridge across these two ecosystems.

• Skip
• Skip.tools on GitHub
• Contributing to SkipUI webinar
• kdoctor

Hosts:

• Sebastian Aigner
  • Website
  • Bluesky
• Márton Braun
  • Website
  • Bluesky

Guests:

• Abe White
  • Twitter
  • Mastodon
• Marc Prud'hommeaux
  • GitHub

(0:00) Weather 
(2:02) Introductions 
(3:10) ⁠Elevator pitch⁠ 
(3:45) The initial idea
(6:14) Pivot around the server-side 
(8:35) Skip(.tools) 
(8:56) The target audience 
(9:58) What about Android devs? 
(12:11) The current state 
(14:57) Pricing and components 
(16:43) ⁠Contributing to SkipUI⁠ 
(18:55) Reimplementing everything 
(23:07) ⁠The Skip stack⁠ 
(26:17) Wrapping JVM types 
(28:27) Writing Kotlin in Swift?! 
(29:56) Tooling support 
(32:02) There’s a Gradle project! 
(34:39) iOS API coverage 
(38:24) Platform differences 
(40:10) Data storage 
(44:31) Building on JVM libraries 
(46:42) JSON problems 
(48:00) Testing the Skip stack 
(51:42) SwiftUI to Compose 
(58:21) IDE experiences 
(1:03:35) Conclusion 

Sebastian introduces the new co-host of the podcast, in a special episode recorded on location at droidcon New York! Joined by Russell Wolf, author of the multiplatform-settings library, we discuss the conference, different code sharing approaches for Kotlin Multiplatform, and how to build great multiplatform libraries.

• droidcon New York
  • When sharing isn’t caring: Using platform-specific code in Kotlin Multiplatform (Russell’s talk)
  • Compose Multiplatform on iOS: On the Road to Stable (Seb’s talk)
  • Composing an API the *right* way (Márton’s talk)
• The deprecated Accompanist WebView implementation for Jetpack Compose
• russhwolf/multiplatform-settings on GitHub
• Kotlin Multiplatform database libraries
  • Room
  • SQLDelight
• Dependency injection libraries
  • Koin
  • Kotlin-inject
• ViewModel for Kotlin Multiplatform

Hosts:

• Sebastian Aigner
  • Website
• Márton Braun
  • Website

Guest:

• Russell Wolf
  • GitHub
  • Twitter

Timestamps 0:00 Intro at home 2:02 Intro at droidcon NYC 4:23 Russell’s talk topic 8:14 Code sharing approaches 12:28 Wrapping native APIs 16:18 Attempted segue 16:35 Designing reusable APIs 18:02 Actual segue 18:14 multiplatform-settings 20:23 Supported platforms 24:05 SharedPreferences challenges 26:20 Observable preferences 29:51 Secure storage 30:55 Windows again 31:36 Library code as reference 33:15 Testable library code 35:05 Initializing a KMP library 38:18 Database libraries 40:55 Dependency injection 44:40 Outro

Sebastian and Pamela discuss what it means to be an expert in Kotlin Multiplatform, with the help of a panel of experts! Learn about why it's interesting to dive deep into a certain technology, recommendations on how to learn advanced topics, and general advice on how to get the most out of using KMP.

  KMP libraries:

  Interesting code to explore

by Jake

Ecosystem wishlist

Learning resources

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Uuid

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More KMP experts Kevin Galligan

Russell Wolf

Jesse Wilson

Sebastian Sellmair

Salomon Brys

Hosts: Sebastian Aigner

Pamela Hill

Guests: Jake Wharton

John O'Reilly

Konstantin Tskhovrebov

Tadeas Kriz

Timestamps:
(0:00) Introductions
(1:40) Why be a KMP expert?
(9:14) First steps to being an expert
(16:38) Respecting each platform
(24:04) Libraries for KMP
(27:45) Advanced learning resources
(38:18) Ecosystem wishlist
(43:03) Exercising your KMP skills
(48:15) Shoutouts to other experts
(51:34) Wrap-up

In this episode, guest John O'Reilly shares his multiplatform development journey. John takes us back to his roots, discusses his experiences with developing for multiple platforms, explains how Kotlin Multiplatform helps with productivity, and shares his open source projects.

Arkadii Ivanov, Android Engineer at Bumble Engineering and Google Developer Expert for Kotlin takes us on a journey through his open-source projects MVIKotlin and Decompose. Find out about the Model-View-Intent architecture pattern, learn how Decompose helps write better declarative multiplatform user interfaces with Kotlin, and discover that time travel is possible – at least for debugging.

In this episode, We talk to Rahul Pandey an Android engineer at Facebook and a lecturer at Stanford about the specifics of his approach to teaching Kotlin for Android development at Stanford.

In this episode we talk to Jeffrey Van Gogh and Mads Ager from Google about the Kotlin compiler, covering everything from its basic structure and the infrastructure for building Android apps to new symbol processing approaches with KSP.

In this episode, we’re talking to Nabil Hachicha and Claus Rørbech from the Realm team about the Realm Kotlin Multiplatform SDK project.

In this episode, we talk to Ivan Sanchez and David Denton, the co-creators of the http4k framework, which provides a simple and uniform way to serve, consume, and test HTTP services with Kotlin using a functional programming approach.

Matt Anger, Senior Staff Engineer at DoorDash, walks us through how they have embraced Kotlin on Android, their server-side backend services, migrating away from their previous monolithic implementation, and going all in with Kotlin as DoorDash’s language of choice. Learn more about how DoorDash uses Kotlin: https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2020/12/doordash-building-scalable-backend-services-with-kotlin/ Read the story of DoorDash’s migration from Python to Kotlin for their backend: https://doordash.engineering/2021/05/04/migrating-from-python-to-kotlin-for-our-backend- services/ Using Structured Concurrency to Write Maintainable gRPC Endpoints in Kotlin - https://doordash.engineering/2022/07/26/functional-core-imperative-shell-using-structured-concurrency-to-write-maintainable-grpc-endpoints-in-kotlin/

In this episode, we’ll sit down with Ksenia Shneyveys, the Kotlin Manager for Education and University Relations at JetBrains, and talk to her about the current state and future of Kotlin in academia. Kseniya will tell us about the recent increase in institutions and educators teaching Kotlin, including adoption by Stanford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Chicago, and many other prestigious institutions.

Together with the Kotlin community, we have prepared a special episode of the Talking Kotlin podcast! It is dedicated to Kotlin's 10th anniversary and features 6 guests talking about their journeys with the language. Check it out!

We sit down with Aydar Mukhametzyanov, Software Developer at JetBrains to talk about Kotlin and AppCode – the what, how, and why.

In this episode, we sit down with Mohit Sarveiya, Google Developer Expert in Kotlin and Android, to talk about everything coroutines.

We talked to Ole Sasse and Gregor Zeitlinger, Senior Engineers at Zalando and leaders of their “Kotlin Guild”, about the weather in Spain and Germany, but more importantly, about how Zalando has successfully introduced Kotlin on the server-side. Ole and Gregor talk about the way that Kotlin engineers organize themselves inside Zalando, using their “Guild” model which allows engineers across different teams to share knowledge with each other and learn about new and more complex topics and libraries together. In addition to Android and frontend, Zalando’s logistics department uses Kotlin to build server-side microservices. We learned about the frameworks their engineers use, including Spring and Ktor, and how Kotlin was first introduced at Zalando and integrated seamlessly with their pre-existing custom libraries, earning an “Adopt” spot in Zalando’s Tech Radar (https://opensource.zalando.com/tech-radar/). Together, we also tackled one of the classic questions about Kotlin: how do you get people on board? Gregor shared his insights on the topic, and how to get people to have their first “a-ha” moment with Kotlin, and Ole chimed in with more information on convincing Scala versus Java developers. We also learned why most teams using Kotlin for the backend prefer to write their whole services in Kotlin code, and saw the contrast with Zalando’s mobile application development, among many other topics. Explore more about Kotlin and Zalando: Zally, A minimalistic, simple-to-use API linter from Zalando: https://github.com/zalando/zally “How we use Kotlin for backend services at Zalando”: https://engineering.zalando.com/posts/2021/07/kotlin-for-backend-services.html Do Kotlin at Zalando: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/jobs/?search=kotlin Zalando Engineering: https://engineering.zalando.com/

In this episode we talk to Nat Pryce and Duncan McGregor about the new "Java to Kotlin: A Refactoring Guidebook" and their experience of helping companies and independent developers to migrate to Kotlin.

We sit down with Marina Shishkina, team lead for the Release and Automation Team in Kotlin. Her team coordinates the whole release procedure for new versions of the Kotlin programming language. Marina shares her story of how she moved from being a Quality Assurance Engineer to leading the Release Team, working on increasing the quality of Kotlin releases.

Victor Kropp tells us the story of moving JetBrains Toolbox from C++ to 100% Kotlin. Victor (https://twitter.com/kropp) leads the Toolbox team at JetBrains, a small app that is the single entry point for developing with JetBrains IDEs, which you can download at https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/. It allows you to automatically download and update your IDEs, and open all your projects with a single click. Victor shares the story of how toolbox came to be – from its humble beginnings as an internal Hackathon project back in 2015, to an app serving 1 million monthly active users. Together, we dive into the tech stack of Toolbox and its evolution. We learn about the initial tech stack: C++ for the business logic and JavaScript and React for the user interface. Victor shares the challenges and benefits of using this stack – from hiring to UI visuals. We learn why Toolbox took the big step of migrating from C++ to Kotlin, from the ability to reuse code in the IntelliJ platform to developer ergonomics. Victor takes us through the multi-step process of how they arrived at a pure-Kotlin solution. The first step we talk about is the migration of the Toolbox business logic to Kotlin using Regex wizardry and reimplementing methods with the help of Kotlin’s auto-converter. Victor then sheds some light on replacing the embedded web user interface with Compose for Desktop (https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/compose/), and the benefits Toolbox gained from it: reducing the load of having to serialize a lot of objects, being able to use the same language when implementing a full feature front to back, library reuse, and better performance. We learn that this transition only took 6 months, while still being able to ship new features to Toolbox at the same time, and why the team chose Kotlin on the JVM instead of Kotlin/Native. With React and Compose for Desktop both being modern declarative UI frameworks, Victor also talks more about how concepts and vocabulary transfers between the two (https://tigeroakes.com/posts/react-to...), lowering the barrier of entry for people who want to build native user interfaces and already have web development experience. We also learn more about how Toolbox moved design primitives and UI components from the CSS to the Compose layout system, among other topics. Seb also compliments Hadi on the Ktor 2.0 presentation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mye9N...) from the Kotlin 2021 Premier Online Event (https://pages.jetbrains.com/kotlin-pr...).

In this episode Hadi and Seb are talking to Margarita Nedzelska from SonarSource about how she and her team built a working static analyzer for Kotlin.

In this episode we chat with Zac Sweers about all that has happened since his last appearance: Multiplatform experiments Kotlin usage in Slack Thoughts about Compose Weather in Munich, Malaga, and New York Zac on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ZacSweers Zac's website - https://www.zacsweers.dev/

This Special episode is dedicated to the 5 years anniversary of the Talking Kotlin podcast! Hadi Hariri and Sebastian Aigner discuss how and why the podcast was started, remember funny moments from the past and try to shed some light on what awaits it in the future.

We sit down with the man who made the first Kotlin commit in Android – and who is also a long-time fan of the show, apparently! Yigit Boyar (https://twitter.com/yigitboyar) is working on the Android team at Google, bringing you the libraries you use to write your Android apps.

iOS developers of your favorite to-do app want Kotlin Multiplatform! Why? In this episode, we talked to Goncalo Silva – CTO of Doist, a company famous for its award-winning to-do list app, Todoist. We covered how Kotlin is used in the company and which parts of the service they share between iOS and Android using Kotlin Multiplatform. But most importantly, we took a deep dive into how they introduced the technology to the development team, and how even their iOS developers came to love Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile. What was their starting point with KMM? Which Kotlin Multiplatform tutorials did they use? How did they decide between Kotlin Multiplatform and Flutter? Want to know the answers to these questions? Check out the full episode! Goncalo on Twitter - https://twitter.com/goncalossilva Doist on GitHub - https://github.com/Doist Doist Careers - https://doist.com/careers

We talked to Rares Vlasceanu and Catalin Costache from Adobe about how they handle 70 000 000 000 events per day with the help of Kotlin and Ktor.

We chat with Raul, Simon, and Alejandro to learn how Arrow adds functional paradigms and safety to Kotlin, and how it aims to influence the future of the language.

We chat with Alexey about Kotlin Design Patterns and Best Practices and his recently released book, "Kotlin Design Patterns and Best Practices." Alexey on Twitter – https://twitter.com/alexey_soshin 25% OFF THE BOOK use 25ALEXEY code – https://www.packtpub.com/ KotlinConf'23 – https://kotlinconf.com/

This time we are talking to Jake Wharton and Saket Narayan about how Kotlin and Compose are used in CashApp and why “it is time for XML to die!”

This time we talked to Sudarshan Muralidhar and Christian Melchior from MongoDB + Realm about their new multiplatform product that is created to ensure the consistency and consolidation of data across devices and your backend. Sudarshan Muralidhar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/sudssm Christian Melchior on Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrmelchior Realm Kotlin SDK Documentation - https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sd... Atlas Sync documentation - https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/ap...

What distinguishes a mid-level developer from a senior one, and how do you make the leap? Find out in this episode of Talking Kotlin! Our guest is Marcin Moskala – an experienced developer, trainer, speaker, and author of books on Kotlin. Marcin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/marcinmoskala Marcin's website - https://marcinmoskala.com

In this episode of talking Kotlin, we are talking to Urs Peter about what will happen to Kotlin Coroutines after the arrival of Project Loom in JVM.

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Kotlin! In this edition, we are thrilled to have Amrita, Kieran, and Zac, as we dive into a detailed discussion on Circuit - a simple, lightweight, and extensible framework for building Kotlin applications that’s Compose from the ground up. If you're interested in learning more about Circuit and how it can help streamline your Kotlin development process, be sure to tune in to this episode of Talking Kotlin! Circuit - https://github.com/slackhq/circuit Amrita – https://amritav.com/ Zac – https://www.zacsweers.dev/ Kieran – https://twitter.com/kierse

Does synthesizing a database sound like magic to you? In this episode of Talking Kotlin, we discuss how Synthesized uses Kotlin together with custom DSLs and OpenAPI to do just that! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SYNTHESIZED – https://www.synthesized.io/ Hurdy-Gurdy – https://github.com/CourseOrchestra/hurdy-gurdy KotlinPoet – https://github.com/square/kotlinpoet Swagger Parser – https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser

In this episode of Talking Kotlin, we are chatting with Sébastien Deleuze about the promising future and the huge potential of Kotlin for WebAssembly in the browser and beyond.

In this episode, we are talking to engineers from @instaboxglobal who use Compose Multiplatform in Production.

In this episode, we talk to Rick Clephas, one of the Kotlin Foundation Grants Program winners and the creator of KMP-NativeCoroutines and KMM-ViewModel. Rick shares how the KMP-NativeCoroutines library came into existence, how it works, and the challenges he faced during its development. We’ve also discussed Rick’s motivation to apply for the grant and how it helps him allocate more time and resources to the project. And finally, watch this episode to see how we reached the decision to rename the KMM-ViewModel library to KMP-ViewModel and the reason behind it. The Kotlin Foundation Grants Program winners: https://kotl.in/j8dckl KMP-NativeCoroutines: https://github.com/rickclephas/KMP-NativeCoroutines KMM-ViewModel: https://github.com/rickclephas/KMM-ViewModel

Dive into the intricate world of microservices with the latest episode of Talking Kotlin, hosted by Sebastian and Hadi . In this engaging conversation, the hosts are joined by Ivan and David, the masterminds behind HTTP4K, to discuss the nuances of simplicity in software development and the often-misunderstood landscape of microservices. The episode kicks off with a discussion about the deceptive allure of complexity in building software. Ivan and David share insights into their roles as consultants, shedding light on the misconception that complexity is synonymous with efficiency. They challenge the industry norm and question whether microservices have become overly complex without a clear reason. As the discussion progresses, the hosts inquire about the scalability and applicability of HTTP4K. Ivan and David emphasize the simplicity of HTTP4K and its efficacy, providing valuable insights into its application in various scenarios. They discuss the importance of understanding application growth and the potential challenges that may arise, such as the need for databases, queues, and caches. At the end, the conversation steers towards structuring applications and the patterns recommended by Ivan and David. They address the significance of mono repos and multi-service testing, highlighting the need for understanding how to construct larger applications. Join the hosts and guests in this thought-provoking episode as they demystify the complexities of microservices and celebrate the elegance of simplicity in software development. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just stepping into the world of microservices, this episode provides valuable insights and a fresh perspective on building robust and scalable software. For more Kotlin insights and exciting discussions, don't miss Talking Kotlin. Subscribe now and stay tuned for upcoming episodes!

Welcome to another engaging episode of Talking Kotlin! In this edition, we dive into the dynamic world of Android development with Colin White, the creator of the widely acclaimed Coil library. Join us as we discuss the latest developments, insights, and the exciting roadmap for Coil. 🚀 Highlights from this Episode: Learn about Colin's journey in developing the Coil library. Discover the pivotal role Coil plays in simplifying image loading for Android developers. Get an exclusive sneak peek into the upcoming Coil 3.0, featuring multi-platform support and seamless integration with Jetpack Compose. 🔗 Helpful Links: Coil Library GitHub: github.com/coilkt/coil Follow Colin White on Twitter: @colinwhi 🌐 Connect with the Kotlin Community: https://kotlinlang.org/community/ Kotlin Foundation: https://kotlinfoundation.org/

Join us in this exciting episode of Talking Kotlin as we dive into the world of Kotlin Multiplatform with three special guests, Mike Nakhimovich, Yigit Boyar, and Matthew Ramotar, the minds behind the popular library 'Store' — a Kotlin Multiplatform library for building network-resilient applications. We explore the journey of 'Store' from its earlier versions to the recently released Store 5, shedding light on the challenges faced in making the library multiplatform. The conversation touches on various topics, from the adoption of Kotlin Multiplatform in different use cases, the integration with other Kotlin ecosystem tools like Molecule, to the challenges and goals ahead for 'Store.' Whether you're an Android developer, Kotlin enthusiast, or just curious about the latest developments in the Kotlin ecosystem, this episode offers valuable insights and a glimpse into the future of Kotlin Multiplatform development.

🚀 Immerse yourself in the world of Kotlin as the latest podcast episode unveils the inner workings of the Kotlin Foundation! 🎙️ Join Sebastian and Hadi and a stellar lineup of guests, including Ksenia Shneyveys, Trisha Gee, Kevin Galligan, Charles Anderson, and Jeffrey van Gogh, as they share exclusive insights into the foundation's mission, projects, and plans for the future. 🌐 Discover the foundation's inception, core objectives, and impactful collaborations between founding members JetBrains and Google. Gain a deeper understanding of Kotlin's significance in the tech landscape and explore how the foundation is shaping the language's evolution. 🔍 Dive into the intricate workings of the Kotlin Education Committee. Explore their mission to foster the next generation of developers through initiatives like the Google Summer of Code and the Kotlin Multiplatform Contest. Uncover how Kotlin is making its mark in academia, with top universities adopting it as the go-to language for introductory computer science courses. 💼 Hear from representatives of new foundation members, Gradle, Shopify, and Touchlab. Kevin, Charles, and Trisha share valuable perspectives on why their companies joined the Kotlin Foundation and how they contribute to the thriving Kotlin ecosystem. Discover the benefits of membership and how these organizations are actively shaping the future of Kotlin. 💡 Whether you're a seasoned Kotlin developer or just stepping into the world of programming, this podcast episode offers a unique glimpse into the heart of the Kotlin Foundation. Don't miss the chance to stay updated on the latest developments, initiatives, and opportunities within the Kotlin community! 🚀 Like, share, and subscribe to stay connected with the Kotlin community and unlock the full potential of this powerful programming language! The Kotlin Foundation Annual Report 2023 – https://kotl.in/kfr_2023 Kotlin Foundation – https://kotlinfoundation.org/ #KotlinFoundation #Programming #TechPodcast #KotlinCommunity #Google #JetBrains #Gradle #Shopify #Touchlab #KotlinPodcast

🚀 Dive into the Compose multiverse with the latest episode of Talking Kotlin! 🌐 In this insightful conversation, our hosts, Seb and Hadi, bring on a special guest, Adriel Café, to discuss two powerful libraries in the Kotlin ecosystem – Lyricist and Voyager. 🎼 Lyricist: The Missing Piece of Jetpack Compose Adriel shares the journey behind Lyricist, an open-source library designed to simplify UI development with Jetpack Compose. Discover how Lyricist leverages sealed classes to enhance navigation, making it an indispensable tool for Compose-based Android apps. 🌍 Voyager: Compose on Warp Speed Get ready for a warp-speed adventure with Voyager! Adriel introduces Voyager, a navigation library for Compose Multiplatform, inspired by Star Trek's Voyager ship. Learn how Voyager simplifies navigation across Android, iOS, desktop, and even the web, supporting Compose Multiplatform projects seamlessly. 🤖 Lifecycle Challenges and Stability in Voyager Adriel delves into the challenges of handling lifecycles in Android and how Voyager tackles them. Discover the complexities, experimental APIs, and ongoing efforts to stabilize Voyager for a robust and crash-free navigation experience. 🛠️ Contributing to Open Source and Community Support The trio discusses the importance of open-source contributions, community support, and the fascinating world of Compose Multiplatform. Explore the nuances of transitioning from Android to Compose Multiplatform, and get a closer look at the exciting projects Adriel has been working on. 📚 Resources and Links Mentioned Lyricist: https://github.com/adrielcafe/lyricist Voyager: https://voyager.adriel.cafe/ Adriel's GitHub: https://github.com/adrielcafe Follow Adriel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrielcafe 👍 Enjoyed the episode? Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Have a Kotlin-related topic you'd like us to cover in a future episode? Share your suggestions and join the Kotlin conversation!

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Michael Rittmeister and Luca Kellermann, the brains behind Kord, a Kotlin library designed for interacting with the Discord API. In this episode, we dive into the complexities of the Discord API, the importance of WebSockets, and the challenges and strategies in building and maintaining a modularized library. We also explore the future of Kord, including their move towards native support and the ongoing effort to keep up with Discord's evolving features. Whether you're a Kotlin enthusiast or a Discord bot developer, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical advice. Kord library – https://github.com/kordlib/kord Michael on X – @SchlaumeierTVDE Luca on GitHub – https://github.com/lukellmann

In this episode of Talking Kotlin, Hadi Hariri and Sebastian Aigner chat with Raphael Michel, the founder of pretix, an open-source ticketing system. Raphael shares his fascinating journey, from building pretix to solve a conference ticketing problem to becoming a full-fledged company with a global reach. The conversation dives into the complexities of event ticketing, the challenges of the pandemic, and the surprising new markets pretix entered, like managing access for public swimming pools in Berlin. Throughout the episode, Raphael discusses how Kotlin plays a crucial role in pretix's development. He talks about using Kotlin for various components, including Android apps, desktop applications, server-side logic, and even future plans for integrating with hardware like turnstiles.

In this episode, we talk about the future of Kotlin and its development after the 2.0 version.

In this first episode of Talking Kotlin, we speak with Andrey Breslav, team lead and father of Kotlin. We discuss his background, why he decided to work on Kotlin, the challenges of designing a language, how things are done on the team, as well as a peek into what’s in store. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We speak to Jake Wharton about his interest in Kotlin and the adoption process at Square. We cover one of Jake's favourite features which are extension functions and properties and how RxBinding creates these by parsing Java source code. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We chat to Sébastien about his work with Spring Boot, where Kotlin fits in, what features it brings for Spring Boot developers as well as other things he's working on. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

Speaking with Mario Zechner about libGDX, Game Development and benefits of using Kotlin with gaming. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We speak with Kirill Skrygan about using Kotlin to develop a cross-platform .NET IDE which mixes the world of .NET with the JVM. Kirill talks about how they use Kotlin's DSL capabilities to create a custom protocol and testing scripts. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We speak to Rodrigo (and an uninvited rooster) about Gradle Script Kotlin, the reasons behind it, what benefits it provides us as build script engineers, the challenges in maintaining two scripting languages and where Kotlin fits in the future of Gradle. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We speak with Roman about coroutines and what Kotlin brings to the table when it comes to asynchronous programming, how it's implemented in Kotlin, the differences between coroutines and RxJava, Callbacks and other asynchronous programming models, and were it all this fits in when it comes to concurrent programming. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

Mike Hearn joins us to speak about why he chose Kotlin as his next programming language as well as his new venture which is Corda, a distribute ledger with a difference For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We speak with Christina Lee about her running across the country, the adoption of Kotlin at Pinterest, her perspectives on Kotlin and finally her love for peanut butter and jelly. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We catch up with Cédric Beust and discuss many things, but above all we talk about Kobalt, the build system he's created from scratch in Kotlin, and actively maintains. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com.

We speak with Neil Power and Simon Tse from Hootsuite about their use and adoption of Kotlin in Android and other areas they are investigating into expanding with Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com.

We talk to Joe Kutner of Heroku of deploying Kotlin application to the web and what it took for them to provide support for Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com.

We talk to Jorge about how he's been adopting functional programming to improve the architecture of his Android applications, and also discover that explaining what a monad is on a podcast can be quite challenging, to say the least! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We sit down with Huyen and Vishnu to discuss Kotlin adoption at Trello, how the process went, the technologies the use in combination with Kotlin and the overall experience and thoughts on the language. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We chat with Colin Fleming about developing a Clojure IDE in Kotlin, and how Clojure has taught him to think differently when resolving problems, even in Kotlin! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We talk to Jay Ohms at Basecamp about their adoption and use of Kotlin and how between two developers they manage to keep their Android application running! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We talk Lint, Linters and Linting with Tor Norbye along with what the news about Google officially supporting Kotlin means for Android Studio. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We chat with Edvin about TornadoFX, a JavaFX framework for building desktop applications. Edvin gives insight into how his framework helps with rapid application development, as well as future directions he's looking into taking. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

Sitting down after Google I/O, we chat with Michael about their adoption of Kotlin at American Express, where they took a slightly different route to others. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We chat with Eugenio from Clue about sharing Kotlin code across multiple platforms and how Kotlin has helped them at Clue. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We sit down with Guy Heylens, founder of the Kotlin Belgium User Group about the challenges and rewards of setting up a user group, and whether it continues to make sense in putting in the effort given the amount of online resources. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

Chatting to Thomas Nield about Data Science, what it is and why he feels Kotlin is a great fit for manipulating data to extract information. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We chat with Dai and John on using Kotlin at BBC Sports and the challenges they've faced, along with some of the things they've encountered when using Kotlin, such as whether lack of nullability forces us to be more proactive in terms of error control. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We talk with Eduard Guskiy, team lead for internal development at JetBrains. Eduard and his team work on a series of applications that are either customer facing or for internal usage. We speak about their migration to Kotlin and how they ported an existing Java/Spring/Struts application to Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com

We talk with Mario, Raul and Paco, authors of Funktionale and Kategory respectively about functional programming in Kotlin, along with a new surprise project they have in store! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

Zally is an API Linter by Zalando. We talk to two of the authors about why they created such a tool and where Kotlin fits in to all this. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Dave Ford about the concepts and ideas behind React, how it helps in creating web applications and what Kotlin brings to the picture. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Stefan and Johannes on their adoption of Kotlin at Meshcloud, a cloud provider company based in Germany. We chat about where they use Kotlin, how they adopted and the tools they use to monitor their coverage of different languages. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We sit down with Marcos to discuss Serverless technology, where it fits on the spectrum of technologies and how to use Serverless with Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We discuss charting with Charles, as well as forking of open source projects when they're no longer maintained, dealing with legacy code as well as working with APIs in Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

In what could only be described as an episode of Talking Groovy, we sit down with author and long time Groovy developer to talk about Kotlin and what he feels about the language, and where it sits in his toolbox. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

On this show we discuss using Kotlin targeting JavaScript to create Firefox browser extensions. Kirill discusses the process and how the overall experience was. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Tyler and Nate about the adoption of Kotlin and what is mostly a Groovy shop and how they've gradually moved towards Kotlin while being able to interop with Groovy and Grails. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Nikolay Igotti, on everything Kotlin/Native. What it is, how it interops with the existing ecosystem, how the memory management model works, and much much more. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We talk to Jon and Clint about Micrometer, a new Pivotal project that helps in application monitoring, whether you're deploying hundreds of microservices or just a couple of small apps. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We discuss scripting with Kotlin, its uses, its shortcomings and how the Open Source project kscript enhances on what Kotlin provides out of the box. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Brent Watson about his involvement and background in Kotlin, as well as starting a Kotlin meet-up, getting people to participate and lessons learned. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We talk to Luca Naldini from Shazam about their use of Kotlin on the backend, where they have split a large monolith into a bunch of microservices, some of which are now being written in Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Artur about their adoption of Kotlin, Gradle Kotlin DSL and their adoption of Kotlin as a whole. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

How do you go about adopting Kotlin for a financial application when you're asked questions about it's validity, why it won't become another {xyz} language or be abandoned? How do you get people that don't know Java to use Kotlin? These and more things are discussed with Benjamin and Guido from OLX Group, where they talk about their usage of Kotlin on the backend with DropWizard for their financial payment system. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

In this episode chat with the awesome Michael Hunger about neo4j, GraphQL and some other interesting topics such as programming for kids. If you're not familiar with neo4j, it's a graph database that allows you to model your data in terms of relationships and easily run complex queries. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

Allegro is the largest online Polish retailer and in this episode we chat with Rafal and Konrad about their adoption of Kotlin, how they first used it on server-side then mobile. We also discuss their views on Spring Fu, Ktor, Functional Programming, and even Domain Drive Design! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We catch up with Cedric Beust, a long time user of Kotlin to see his thoughts on the progress of the language, why he chose to stick to Kotlin, his thoughts on mobile multi-platform support in Kotlin as well as a few discussions around functional programming and KEEP87. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

In this episode we chat to Amanda about how she joined the Kotlin community and the work she's been doing around test automation. As well as the current status of development fatigue that many suffer from. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Bartek about everything Annotations, including why he decided to use extension functions to overcome some of the issues he's faced. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Arnaud about Koin, a new dependency injection framework written from the ground up in Kotlin. We discuss the why, the how and whether in this day and age it makes sense to even have dependency injections frameworks. Spoiler...it does. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We sit down with Gabriel to discuss the move of AirBnB away from React Native and the adoption of Kotlin. We also discuss the potential of multi-platform projects with Kotlin and what he sees are potential benefits and problems to avoid. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Kevin about multi-platform development with Kotlin. Amongst many things, we discuss its differences with alternative technologies, the state of tooling and libraries, as well as factors people should consider when adopting OSS technologies. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We catch up wth Roman to discuss the state of libraries in Kotlin, the release of coroutines, changes that were brought with it, as well as other activities Roman and team are working on to bring multi-platform libraries to Kotlin. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We talk to Salomon about his Kodein framework which started as a simple dependency injection framework for Kotlin and now has evolved into a multi-platform framework which provides many features including database, logging, etc. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Shelby from Intuit about adoption of Kotlin on the server-side, combined with functional programming. Shelby talks about some of the challenges faced and how they learn and pace their adoption. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We catch up with Thomas Nield to discuss what's been going with Kotlin in relation to Data Science and Machine Learning. Thomas gives us an update on the work he's been focusing on and some of the new things happening. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

Christina and I sit down to talk about submitting talks to conferences, and in particular about KotlinConf. That and some chat about cats and dogs! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We talk to Ryan about Ktor, the asynchronous framework for connected systems, developed and maintained by JetBrains. We talk about how it can be used for developing server side applications and its differences with some other existing ones. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We talk to a few folks at Uber Engineering about their adoption of Kotlin in a non-conventional setting where they're using Buck. We also discuss some of the work they've been doing in terms of performance analysis with Kotlin and the differences with Java. This work has been published and available for public access (see show notes). Note: first couple of minutes had some feedback issues which were resolved. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Alec Strong about SQL Delight, the multiplatform data access library that have written from the ground up using Kotlin. We discuss some of the differences with other data access frameworks as well as the benefits that Kotlin has provided them. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

We chat with Pamela Hill about code kindness, in which we discuss what constitutes comprehensible code and the things we need to be aware of when writing code. We discuss the challenges of different approaches to writing code, objectivity, code reviews, and a bunch of other things! For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.