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
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From Extension Lambdas to expressive Kotlin DSLs
Extension functions, and Lambdas and even Extension Lambdas have both been discussed already (and are assumed knowledge for this page). But the uses of lambdas goes beyond just functionality, and into the realm of expressive code. Expressive code is about having the code represent the ideas behind the code more clearly, allowing better reading of the… Continue reading From Extension Lambdas to expressive Kotlin DSLs
Gradle Kotlin DSL 1.0: Basic App Build
Contents: Kotlin DSL list of other pagesBuild Basics in Gradle Plugins Dependencies and Artifact Repositories A Simple Practical ExampleVarying the Source Locations: SourceSetsApplicationTesting - JUnitlocal jars as dependencies Build Basics with Gradle. The build file prepares a configuration for gradle and for any optional extra build tools. The basic configuration for a build requires: what… Continue reading Gradle Kotlin DSL 1.0: Basic App Build
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
OOP: Using Kotlin to improve OOP Skills
Ok, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)is not exactly new, and there are lots of pages on OOP on the web. This page comes from a background of both Python and Kotlin, and how improved programming styles offered by Kotlin can change how you program. Although Kotlin automates newer techniques and provides assistance coding, you can 'backport'… Continue reading OOP: Using Kotlin to improve OOP Skills
Python+Kotlin = Python++ 