Today we go back to our programming language roots with author, KT Academy founder, and Kotlin rockstar Marcin Moskala! We talk about how Kotlin makes itself doubly useful for app and backend development.
00:00:55 Introductions
00:01:38 Java frustrations
00:09:37 Why a well-organized typing system is important
00:11:59 What Kotlin is
00:14:58 Obsidian
00:20:13 Learning new things can be a prudent future investment
00:23:46 A pleasant coding experience
00:26:41 Co-routines in Kotlin
00:34:37 Where co-routines are best in app development
00:44:54 Thread balancing in practice
00:57:39 Kotlin’s integrated cancellation mechanism
01:05:10 Getting started with Kotlin
01:18:16 Farewells
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Marcin Moskala:
Website: https://marcinmoskala.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcinmoskala
KT Academy: https://kt.academy/
Kotlin Learning Resources
Marcin on KT: https://kt.academy/user/marcinmoskala
Kotlin Coroutines: https://leanpub.com/coroutines
Effective Kotlin: https://leanpub.com/effectivekotlin
Functional Kotlin (Early Access): https://leanpub.com/kotlin_functional
Information Organization Tools
WorkFlowy: https://workflowy.com/
Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
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