This posts delves a little deeper in to variables in both Python and Kotlin. Nobody Expects.. Pointers in Python (and Kotlin)Primitive Values vs Reference/Pointer Variables.Mutable vs ImmutableShared Modifications - The Devil InsideClass vs Type in Python & Kotlin Nobody Expects.... In many languages, the simplest variables operate like a calculator memory: A value is stored… Continue reading Variables & Types (Under the hood)
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Android Emulator
Available in the Android SDK (SDK Tools) and therefore also in both Intellij IDEA and Android Studio, the Android emulator allows apps be run on a computer used for development in place of running on a phone. This page describes how to run the Android emulator from Intellij IDEA/Android Studio or from a the command… Continue reading Android Emulator
Static Typed vs Dynamic Typed Languages
Programming languages are categorised as either static typed ,or dynamic typed, and the differences may actually surprise, as they go deeper than it may seem at first. Contents: Dynamic Type Variables: The Obvious, but Superficial Difference Dynamic Types: A Deeper Difference Strange Behaviours Behaviour Summary: Total flexibiliy, total uncertainty Static Types Compile Time vs Run… Continue reading Static Typed vs Dynamic Typed Languages
Closures, callbacks, Lambdas and Lambda parameters
Introduction. Previous pages have introduced the concept of lambdas and closures, and explained how the concept of the closure relates to methods, static and class methods in both python and kotlin. This page builds on the concept of lambdas and closures, and provides more details on the workings in kotlin, and how this differs from… Continue reading Closures, callbacks, Lambdas and Lambda parameters
Issues: bug, task, story and epic
Both scrum and Kanban project boards allow for different issue types. In many tools for project boards, developers can even choose their own issue types. This page covers the standard scrum issue types, and particularly the differences between stories, tasks and epics. Kanban and Scrum: What is the point? the key to agile: stories vs… Continue reading Issues: bug, task, story and epic
Python+Kotlin = Python++ 