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Tutorial: Writing Microservices in Kotlin with Ktor—a Multiplatform Framework for Connected Systems
Ktor (pronounced Kay-tor) is a framework built from the ground up using Kotlin and coroutines. It is a great fit for applications that require HTTP and/or socket connectivity. These can be HTTP backends and RESTful systems, whether or not they’re architectured in a microservice approach.
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A Bottom-Up View of Kotlin Coroutines
Recently coroutines have become popular as an alternative to Reactive Programming on the JVM. In many cases the costs of restructuring your code around functional operations for reactive streams outweigh the benefits, so coroutines have emerged, initially for Android, as an alternative solution. This deep dive explores how Kotlin's implementation works under the hood.
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Java InfoQ Trends Report - July 2019
The InfoQ Java trend report provides an overview of technology adoption and commentary on how we see the Java and JVM-related space evolving in 2019. Key developments include the release of Java 13, the rise of non-HotSpot JVMs and the evolution of GraalVM, and the changing landscape of Java microservice frameworks.
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Kotlin Multiplatform for iOS Developers
Leveraging the similarities between Swift and Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform makes it easy to create cross-platform components that you can reuse across iOS and Android projects. This article will lead you through all the steps required to set up Android Studio to build a framework you can import into Xcode.
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An Introduction to Kotlin for Serverside Java Developers
Kotlin is one of the newer languages on the JVM from JetBrains, the makers of IntelliJ. It is a statically typed language which aims to provide a blend of OO and FP programming styles. Kotlin compiler creates bytecode compatible with the JVM, allowing it to run on the JVM and interoperate with existing libraries. We present the main features that might appeal to Java developers.
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Micronaut Tutorial: How to Build Microservices with This JVM-Based Framework
Micronaut is a modern, JVM-based, full-stack framework for building modular and easily testable microservice applications. In this tutorial you will create three microservices written in Java, Kotlin and Groovy that use the framework.
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