Ted Hagos articles - 15 total
If I knew then what I know now
If can go back in time, this is what I will tell to my younger (dev) self
Ripping Youtube vids on the cmd line
How to download youtube videos
You can pass variable arguments in a Kotlin function
You can pass variable number of arguments in a Kotlin function. See how it's done
Reified generics in Kotlin
learn how to deal with type erasures during runtime. Kotlin has ways to make the runtime remember the type parameters for generics
Kotlin's when is switch, on steroids
Kotlin doesn't have a switch statement, like the one in Java. But, it has the when construct. You can use it either as a statement or expression. It's got superpowers
Kotlin Exception handling
Like Java, Kotlin uses the same try-catch construct. But unlike Java, Kotlin treat all exceptions as unchecked. Hence, try-catch is optional
if-then, a statement in Java; but an expression in Kotlin
Kotlin's if-then construct is almost the same as Java's, but in Kotlin, if-then is an expression, not a statement
A really really basic intro to Kotlin's functions
Kotlin functions are much richer than Java's. You have the flexibility to define default values for parameters and even name the parameters at the call site. This why you don't need to do much overloading in Kotlin
Variance in Kotlin Generics
Learn how to use the in and out keyword in Kotlin Generics. Read along if you’re curious about invariant, covariant and contravariant in Kotlin Generics
Android Architecture
The most visible part of Android, at least for developers, is its operating system (OS). An OS is a...
Android Jank
The following code used to trigger ANR (Android Not Responding) error Listing 1. time consuming...
Kotlin - Extension Functions
An extension function in Kotlin allows to add behavior to an existing class, including the ones written in Java, without using inheritance. It essentially lets us define a function that can be invoked as a member of the class, but the function is implemented outside the class
Die Empty
digested notes from "die empty" by Todd Henry