Introduction While the components of a python program are installed with pip install or similar, the components of any compiled program (such as kotlin) need to be combined together or 'built' using a build tool. This page gives an overview of build tools, while other pages in the build section of this site explain how… Continue reading Gradle, Maven, Ant, other build tools and History
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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
Interfaces, Delegation & Composition vs Multiple Inheritance & Duck Typing
Kotlin has Interface, Abstract Classes and Delegation, while Python has multiple inheritance. Different tools, same problems. The different tools reflect an evolution of what Object Oriented best summed up by: Composition over inheritance. The rethink, the new concepts and how to use them are explained here. Abstract Classes Interfaces: Duck Typing with Safety Multiple Interfaces… Continue reading Interfaces, Delegation & Composition vs Multiple Inheritance & Duck Typing
Language Popularity?
Support for a language is dependant on the popularity of that language. But how do you measure popularity? Is it the most liked, must used simply most discussed? If Hitler may be the most discussed person from world war II, then consider that by some measures, that would make Hitler the most popular? What is… Continue reading Language Popularity?
Closures, methods, static methods, class methods
Everything you ever wondered about closures, and a few things more: Closures: just what are closures? Closures as code, packaged with parameters Methods as closures: Python Methods as closures: Kotlin Static Methods class level methods/companion object methods Closures: just what are closures? Lets start with an example, and then discuss how it works. The function… Continue reading Closures, methods, static methods, class methods
Python+Kotlin = Python++ 