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144: Kotlin Coroutines with Marcin Moskala

Oct 10, 2022

01:20:39

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Story of Kotlin

3min

The Importance of Community in Kotlin Development

2min

Java's Future

3min

Kotlin: A JVM Language

4min

Kotlin JVM Plugin for Obsidian

3min

How to Make an App for iOS and Android

2min

How to Pick Companies That Are Using Emerging Technology

2min

The Risks of Learning a New Language

3min

10.

Kotlin: The Future of Java

3min

11.

How to Decompile Kotlin Code

4min

12.

How Kotlin Stores Local Variables

2min

13.

How to Create a Thread in a RPG Game

4min

14.

How to Use Coroutines in Your Application

3min

15.

How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot With Async Await

4min

16.

How to Use the Sealed Function With No Arguments to Block Threats

3min

17.

How to Limit Parallelism for Your CPU Intensive Operations

6min

18.

How to Use IO to Limit the Cost of Creating Threads

2min

19.

The Benefits of Kotlin Coroutines

4min

20.

How to Implement Exceptional Handling Mechanisms in Kotlin Kurtins

2min

21.

How to Choose Your Poison for Android Development

4min

22.

How to Learn Cotlin

2min

23.

Cotlin for Developers Essentials

5min

24.

How to Write Books for Developers

2min

25.

The Problem With Kalen Core Routines

5min

26.

The Importance of Open-Ended Programming

4min

Today we go back to our programming language roots with author, KT Academy founder, and Kotlin rockstar Marcin Moskala. We talk about how Kotlin makes itself doubly useful for app and backend development.

00:00:55 Introductions

00:01:38 Java frustrations

00:09:37 Why a well-organized typing system is important

00:11:59 What Kotlin is

00:14:58 Obsidian

00:20:13 Learning new things can be a prudent future investment

00:23:46 A pleasant coding experience

00:26:41 Co-routines in Kotlin

00:34:37 Where co-routines are best in app development

00:44:54 Thread balancing in practice

00:57:39 Kotlin’s integrated cancellation mechanism

01:05:10 Getting started with Kotlin

01:18:16 Farewells

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Marcin Moskala:

Website: https://marcinmoskala.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcinmoskala
KT Academy: https://kt.academy/

Kotlin Learning Resources

Marcin on KT: https://kt.academy/user/marcinmoskala
Kotlin Coroutines: https://leanpub.com/coroutines
Effective Kotlin: https://leanpub.com/effectivekotlin
Functional Kotlin (Early Access): https://leanpub.com/kotlin_functional
More Kotlin Publications on Leanpub

Information Organization Tools

WorkFlowy: https://workflowy.com/
Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

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