Ktor framework is a powerful framework for building asynchronous servers and clients in Kotlin. It’s designed to be simple, efficient, and highly customizable, making it a popular choice for building modern web applications, microservices, and APIs. In this blog, we will cover both the Ktor server and Ktor client frameworks, providing code examples with detailed explanations...
Hey, Kotlin lovers and code warriors! If you’ve ever dabbled in web development with Kotlin, you’ve probably heard of Ktor. If not, no worries—today we’re diving headfirst into this amazing framework that makes web development fun, easy, and less likely to send you spiraling into a Java-induced existential crisis. And hey, if the term ‘web...
So, you’ve just sat down to build an Android app, and naturally, you want to execute some background tasks. Perhaps you’re thinking, ‘Should I use a Thread? Maybe AsyncTask? No, wait—that’s deprecated!’ Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. In the wild, vast world of Android development, managing background tasks is like trying to control a...
In this blog, we’ll walk through a practical use case for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) by creating a simple News Application. This app will fetch and display the latest news articles from a remote API, with shared business logic across Android and iOS platforms, but with platform-specific UI components to maintain the native look and...
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) is making waves in cross-platform development. It allows you to write shared code for both Android and iOS apps, eliminating the need to duplicate functionality across two separate codebases. While you can still include platform-specific code where necessary, KMM lets you handle most of the app logic in one place. This...
Design patterns are the cornerstone of software design, providing standardized solutions to common problems. Among the Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns, creational design patterns are particularly crucial as they focus on object creation mechanisms. In this blog, we will delve into the five GoF creational design patterns in Kotlin: Singleton, Factory Method, Abstract Factory,...
The Cloneable interface in Kotlin is a topic that often confuses beginners and even intermediate developers. While Kotlin is designed to be more concise and expressive than Java, it still has to work seamlessly with Java libraries and frameworks. One such interoperability concern is the Cloneable interface, which originates from Java and is used to...
Design patterns can sometimes seem like fancy terms that only software architects care about. But the truth is, they solve real problems we encounter while coding. One such pattern is the Prototype Design Pattern. It might sound like something from a sci-fi movie where scientists clone people or dinosaurs—but don’t worry, we’re not cloning dinosaurs...
In software design, managing the creation of objects that require multiple parameters can often become complicated, particularly when certain parameters are optional or when validation checks are necessary before the object is constructed. The Builder Design Pattern addresses this challenge by providing a structured and flexible approach to constructing complex objects. In this blog, we’ll...
In software development, constructors play an essential role in object creation, especially when initializing objects with different properties. However, there’s a common issue known as the Telescoping Constructor Anti-pattern, which often arises when dealing with multiple constructor parameters. This anti-pattern can make your code difficult to read, maintain, and scale, leading to confusion and error-prone...
