Kotlin 2.4.0 ships with a HUGE power-assert update I've been slowly working on for *years*. It's the culmination of efforts I started before joining JetBrains. It's subtle from the user's perspective, but it helped fixed a bunch of problems and unblocks tons of future improvements! 🚀

Power-assert compiler plugin | Kotlin

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Kotlin by JetBrains@kotlinlang.org · 2mo ago

📢 Kotlin 2.4.0 is out! Learn more: ➡️ kotl.in/2-4-0

Couldn't sleep. Wrote a KEEP.

Power-Assert Explanation · Kotlin KEEP · Discussion #478

We are excited to share this design proposal, which includes many improvements to the Power-Assert compile plugin! This proposal hopes to improve many key problem areas by providing ways to directl...

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Large fascist the size of a small fascist leaves MN.

Colin Robinson@fermiparasocks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

HAPPENING NOW: Greg Bovino Seen Packing Power Wheels With Capri Suns and Uncrustables

We're done being Minnesota Nice to ICE. Get the fuck out of our city.

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

We appear to be developing a new state ethos, encapsulated by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's recent use of the F-bomb to denounce ICE, Shannon Gibney writes.

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I'm fucking exhausted.

Live updates: Minneapolis confirms name of woman shot by ICE agent

Renee Good, 37, was identified as the woman shot and killed Wednesday morning by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis. ICE said Good was shot while trying to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Fre...

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⚡ The Kotlin Power-assert is now available for 🪶 Maven! The plugin makes debugging easier with detailed failure messages and no extra libs needed. Enable it in the <plugin> section of `kotlin-maven-plugin` in your `pom.xml`. Read more in the docs 👇 https://kotl.in/wtpugg

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Blogged - Kotlin: Emerging Patterns with Context Parameters rakhman.info/blog/kotlin-... #programming #dev @kotlinlang.org

I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at two conferences recently: KotlinConf and DroidCon NYC! As a speaker, it's always fun to share something I'm passionate about with people. And as an attendee, chatting with all the fantastic developers in these communities is just the best!

*I'm* speaking at Droidcon NYC? About *Compose*? Who approved this?! nyc.droidcon.com/brian-norman/

And it includes beta support for context parameters!

Kotlin by JetBrains@kotlinlang.org · last yr.

📢 Kotlin 2.2.0-Beta1 is out! This preview brings bundled IDE plugins, improved compiler warnings, and better Gradle support. Check it out and explore all the changes 👉 kotl.in/sgmupu

Omg, I love this 😍 I think this convinced me to try it! Really amazing showcase of alternative use-cases for Compose and #Kotlin power assert at the same time 😄👏👏 If you don’t know about power assert check it out here, kotlinlang.org/docs/power-a...

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Brian Norman@bnorm.dev · last yr.

Not from this weekend, but I have to brag about this slide: I defined a list of code samples which are each highlighted by Storyboard using an ANTLR parser, and each transition is completely automatic thanks to a "MagicText" Composable. LaunchedEffect to loop though samples and done.

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Update on Context Parameters | The Kotlin Blog

Context parameters will be replacing context receivers in Kotlin, with version 2.2.0 featuring them as Beta. We are committed to providing an easy migration between both features, including dedicated ...

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A palette cleanser for your timeline today: Introducing Metro! Metro is a compiler-plugin-based dependency injection framework that draws heavy inspiration from Dagger, Anvil, & Kotlin-Inject. www.zacsweers.dev/introducing-...

Introducing Metro

I'm excited to share something new I've been working on the past few months!

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I just had one of the coolest calls in quite some time with @bnorm.dev. We wanted to talk about a potential issue, but then drifted into him explaining his project, github.com/bnorm/storyboard, to me. I wish he had shown me this before I started preparing for my next talk. 🤯🔥

GitHub - bnorm/storyboard: Library for building presentations using Compose Multiplatform.

Library for building presentations using Compose Multiplatform. - bnorm/storyboard

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Open source is so cool! 7 years ago I made a big change to UTF-8 processing in okio. I moved on to other things. Meanwhile, kotlinx-io copies a lot of code from okio (with approval, nothing shaddy). I then join the Kotlin team. Today I found the same code I wrote for okio, comments and all. Wild.

kotlinx-io/core/common/src/internal/-Utf8.kt at 0329b9d0ebbf614634f48d9f69b1e14350d4d7e2 · Kotlin/kotlinx-io

Kotlin multiplatform I/O library. Contribute to Kotlin/kotlinx-io development by creating an account on GitHub.

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We know that publishing a library to Maven Central is a nontrivial quest. Take this guide to aid you on your journey! www.jetbrains.com/he...

Wanted to share a project I've been working on for the last year: github.com/bnorm/storyboard It's a library for building presentations in #kotlin and Compose! I've built a couple presentations using it, and I'm really excited about the potential!

GitHub - bnorm/storyboard: Library for building presentations using Compose Multiplatform.

Library for building presentations using Compose Multiplatform. - bnorm/storyboard

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Want to know something cool? The multiple output values for interactive scripts is thanks to the same code transformation behind Power-Assert. That's how it can display a before and after result. So cool to see that technology find its way into unexpected places!

IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE@intellijidea.com · last yr.

IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1 EAP 6 is out! ✅ Enhanced dependency resolution in Kotlin script files ✅ Interactive scratch files in Kotlin K2 mode ✅ Insights into code changes by Kotlin compiler plugins Learn more 👇