Kotlin

Multiple Ways to Configure Spring

Many alternatives are available to configure your Spring app.

I’d like to list them in this post, leaving Spring Boot out of the picture on purpose.

The State of JVM Desktop Frameworks: Jetpack Compose for Desktop

previous articles of this series were dedicated to frameworks that adopted the same traditional Object-Oriented-Programming approach. Components were modeled as classes.

This week’s article is dedicated to Jet Compose for Desktop, the new kid on the block that offers a completely different approach.

Building Command Line Interfaces with Kotlin using picoCLI

As a developer, there is a large chance that you use Command Line Interfaces (CLIs) every day. From Git, to kubectl or Maven, they are everywhere.

VS Code Java August Updates: SpringOne Updates, UX Improvements, Community Feedback

Welcome to the August edition of the Visual Studio Code Java update!

In this article, we are going to share some exciting updates from the SpringOne 2021 conference, as well as various user experience improvements.

Annotation-free Spring

Some, if not most, of our judgments regarding technology stacks come either from third-party opinions or previous experiences. Yet, we seem to be adamant about them!

A Close Look at Kotlin’s Delegation

Kotlin offers many exciting features.

In general, developers tend to cite null safety as their favorite. For me, it’s function extensions. But delegation comes a close second.

The delegate pattern is ubiquitous in the Object-Oriented Programming world. Some languages, such as Kotlin, provides a native implementation.

But delegation doesn’t stop at the class level. Kotlin does provide delegation at the property level. It provides some out-of-the-box delegates, but you can easily create your own.