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Simon Vergauwen

@vergauwensimon.bsky.social

Developer Advocate @ JetBrains #Kotlin since 2015 @arrow_kt maintainer

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JetBrains@jetbrains.com · 3w ago

Jake Wharton refuses to code with AI. When he left Cash App, he published nine requirements for his next job. Number one was: No AI. Our full conversation with the legendary Android developer is out now: layoffs, AI, Google and Kotlin in 2026.

Márton Braun@zsmb.co · last mo.

Kotlin Toolchain 0.12 was just released! It includes... 📚 KMP library publication (!) 🌐 Wasm app support 🖼️ Compose Preview support + more Android tooling 🔥 Better Compose Hot Reload 🍎 iOS improvements ... and much more! Learn about the rest here:

Kotlin Toolchain 0.12: Multiplatform Library Publishing, Wasm Apps, and More - The JetBrains Blog

Kotlin Toolchain 0.12.0 is out, with multiplatform library publishing, a Wasm app preview, Compose Hot Reload from the command line, and more.

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Márton Braun@zsmb.co · 2mo ago

Have you caught up with everything that's new in Kotlin 2.4 yet? Collection literals, new standard library functions, multiplatform improvements, and more! All detailed in the video 👇

What’s New in Kotlin 2.4 | Featuring: Collection literals | Swift Export | SPM import

Kotlin 2.4 is packed with some especially nice features and improvements from the Kotlin team. From language updates, to standard library additions, and finally platform-specific updates, this video will make sure you’re in the know! Links: Full blog post: https://kotl.in/9ms3xb Explicit Backing

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Simon Vergauwen@vergauwensimon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check out @pamelaahill.bsky.social's video on #Kotlin 2.4! She covers so many topics. My favourites: - Context parameters & explicit context arguments - Collection literals - Compile-time constants - Uuid - New Map functions - Swift import & Concurrency Blog: kotlinlang.org/docs/whatsne...

Pamela Hill-Galloway@pamelaahill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My latest video for the Kotlin channel is out! There are some nice juicy features in this release - check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI4J...

Simon Vergauwen@vergauwensimon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Who here is using agents extensively with #Kotlin/Java and #Gradle? Have you ever seen agents `unzip jar`, or parse `build/reports/test`? Or any other silly things? I've been trying to streamline these scenarios to make working with agents more efficient. Check it out. github.com/nomisRev/age...

GitHub - nomisRev/agent-tools-for-kotlin: Agent Tools for Kotlin to make coding agents more efficient with Kotlin & Gradle

Agent Tools for Kotlin to make coding agents more efficient with Kotlin & Gradle - nomisRev/agent-tools-for-kotlin

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Simon Vergauwen@vergauwensimon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kotlin 2.4.0 context parameters are a game-changer for FP! 🚀 Type constraints (Transaction) enforced by the compiler Elegant errors via Arrow-kt, and soon rich errors Structured concurrency with Coroutines Clean, capability-based architecture without the boilerplate. #Kotlin #FP

Small example of Kotlin Context Parameters showing how to combine Exposed' Transaction, Arrow-kt Raise, and suspend into a powerful standalone pure function that is constraints by all the contexts it needs.
Márton Braun@zsmb.co · 3mo ago

What's an important announcement without a blog post that dives into the full details? Nothing, I tell you! So here's all you need to know about the move from Amper to Kotlin Toolchain: blog.jetbrains.com/a... And of course, you also get lots of new features in this release!

Kotlin Toolchain 0.11: The Next Step for Amper - The JetBrains Blog

Amper 0.11.0 is out, and has evolved into the Kotlin Toolchain! It is now Alpha, and brings a ton of improvements with it.

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