Switch Statement and the Factory Pattern in Three JVM Languages
Let's examine a program selection control mechanism, for a value, expression or variable type to influence program flow execution, for …
Kotlin
Handling Null: Optional and Nullable Types
Java is infamous for its NullPointerException: calling a method or accessing an attribute of an object that has not been initialized.
5,202 viewsObservability for JVM Frameworks with Grafana in Java and Kotlin
Learn about observability configurations and libraries required over a range of frameworks using two JVM languages, namely Java and Kotlin.
Kover: Code Coverage plugin for Kotlin
Kover is a code coverage tool for Kotlin. It's still in incubator phase but I took it for a spin and it is already very useful as part of …
Avoiding Stringly-typed in Kotlin
It is more beneficial to use sealed and value class instead of enumerations in Kotlin; let’s find out why.
Measuring Time and Durations in Kotlin
The DurationAPI is coming out of its experimental stage and offers a nice DSL to easily work with time durations.
Backpressure in Reactive Systems
Considering a fast data producer and a slow data consumer, backpressure "pushes back" on the producer, not to be overwhelmed by data.
Beautify Third-Party APIs with Kotlin
Learn how to improve the API provided by third-party libraries by combining Kotlin extension functions and delegation.
Native-image with Quarkus
Quarkus brings an exciting take to the table. Unlike Micronaut, it doesn't generate additional bytecode during each compilation.
Non-blocking with Spring WebFlux, Kotlin and Coroutines
In this article, we will develop a simple RESTful API using Spring WebFlux and aim to leverage the special Kotlin extensions in Spring.