Dave Leeds
@typealias.com
I write and draw cartoons about #Kotlin at http://typealias.com
Thanks so much to @kotlinweekly.bsky.social for including my video about Kotlin 2.3's Explicit Backing Fields in this week's issue! If you're a #Kotlin developer, go follow them for weekly updates with all the latest Kotlin news.
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Thanks so much to @kotlinweekly.bsky.social for including my video about Kotlin 2.3's Explicit Backing Fields in this week's issue! If you're a #Kotlin developer, go follow them for weekly updates with all the latest Kotlin news.
Have you seen the Explicit Backing Fields feature in #Kotlin 2.3? I cover what you need to know about them in this week's video. Add to your calendar π
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January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Have you seen the Explicit Backing Fields feature in #Kotlin 2.3? I cover what you need to know about them in this week's video. Add to your calendar π
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Concurrency + Mutable State = Risk
Kotlin's design of coroutines prevents a lot of problems, but not race conditions. It does give us some great tools to help, though! Here's a 9-minute video that covers what you need to know about each one. I hope you find it helpful!
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Kotlin's design of coroutines prevents a lot of problems, but not race conditions. It does give us some great tools to help, though! Here's a 9-minute video that covers what you need to know about each one. I hope you find it helpful!
π youtu.be/Ap-cVIM5ORY
How to Prevent Race Conditions in Kotlin Coroutines
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November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Concurrency + Mutable State = Risk
Kotlin's design of coroutines prevents a lot of problems, but not race conditions. It does give us some great tools to help, though! Here's a 9-minute video that covers what you need to know about each one. I hope you find it helpful!
π youtu.be/Ap-cVIM5ORY
Kotlin's design of coroutines prevents a lot of problems, but not race conditions. It does give us some great tools to help, though! Here's a 9-minute video that covers what you need to know about each one. I hope you find it helpful!
π youtu.be/Ap-cVIM5ORY
I can't wait to start up the livestreams again! We're kicking off the fall season this Wednesday at 10 AM CDT with special guest Kevin Tang, who's going to show us what Firebender can do!
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Firebender - TypeAlias Show #8
We're kicking off the fall season with special guest Kevin Tang, who's going to show us what Firebender can do.
In this episode, we will:
- Check out some of the latest roadmap updates for Kotlin.
- ...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I can't wait to start up the livestreams again! We're kicking off the fall season this Wednesday at 10 AM CDT with special guest Kevin Tang, who's going to show us what Firebender can do!
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Need to put those #Kotlin flows together? The merge(), combine(), and zip() functions are available, and each one works a little differently - I break them down for you in this video.
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Putting Kotlin Flows Together
YouTube video by Dave Leeds
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September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Need to put those #Kotlin flows together? The merge(), combine(), and zip() functions are available, and each one works a little differently - I break them down for you in this video.
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Wow, that's a lot of growth in one year! π
π₯ Nearly 1 in 5 use Kotlin Multiplatform for their cross-platform projects!
π According to the last two Developer Ecosystem Surveys, its usage grew from 7% in 2024 to 18% in 2025.
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π According to the last two Developer Ecosystem Surveys, its usage grew from 7% in 2024 to 18% in 2025.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wow, that's a lot of growth in one year! π
It's been a few years since I've worked on a Spring service, but the new Spring Debugger plugin in the latest @intellijidea.com looks really cool! Stuff like...
- Loaded vs unloaded beans
- Active vs inactive configs
- Debug beans at use site
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- Loaded vs unloaded beans
- Active vs inactive configs
- Debug beans at use site
More about 2025.2: www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsnew/
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August 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's been a few years since I've worked on a Spring service, but the new Spring Debugger plugin in the latest @intellijidea.com looks really cool! Stuff like...
- Loaded vs unloaded beans
- Active vs inactive configs
- Debug beans at use site
More about 2025.2: www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsnew/
- Loaded vs unloaded beans
- Active vs inactive configs
- Debug beans at use site
More about 2025.2: www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsnew/
Hey, Valère! Thanks for asking! My video editing is done in Davinci Resolve. Some of the annotations (basic lines and circles) are just my own hand-drawn annotations, but the ones that zoom in like that are plugins from MotionVFX. I believe the one in your screen grab is from mHowTo.
August 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hey, Valère! Thanks for asking! My video editing is done in Davinci Resolve. Some of the annotations (basic lines and circles) are just my own hand-drawn annotations, but the ones that zoom in like that are plugins from MotionVFX. I believe the one in your screen grab is from mHowTo.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
ποΈ Super Early Bird tickets for KotlinConf 2026 are live!
πΊοΈ Weβre heading to Munich, Germany β a brand-new venue in the heart of Europe.
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Yeah!! We got to be partners for #KotlinConf this year! π
May 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Yeah!! We got to be partners for #KotlinConf this year! π
Yeah! I thought it was funny that this photo made a brief appearance in your presentation when you clicked over to the notifications page. π
May 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yeah! I thought it was funny that this photo made a brief appearance in your presentation when you clicked over to the notifications page. π
Building a Bluesky Bot powered by AI at #KotlinConf, by @raphaeldelio.dev
May 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Building a Bluesky Bot powered by AI at #KotlinConf, by @raphaeldelio.dev
Ah, there ya go, that would do it! π
May 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ah, there ya go, that would do it! π
I'm not on my usual Windows machine here, but on Mac I get the println() output regardless of the dispatcher I choose.
May 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm not on my usual Windows machine here, but on Mac I get the println() output regardless of the dispatcher I choose.
Thanks for looking into it! For what it's worth, I'm using Windows here, and Ctrl+C copies just the selection for me.
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thanks for looking into it! For what it's worth, I'm using Windows here, and Ctrl+C copies just the selection for me.
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What can we do with Kotlin Notebooks? - TypeAlias Show #7
Google I/O and KotlinConf are just around the corner! Let's get one more livestream in before then!
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May 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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So many exciting announcements in the #Kotlin and #AndroidDev worlds, even ahead of KotlinConf and Google I/O! Let's dig into them during this week's livestream. Plus, we'll check out lots of cool things we can do with Kotlin Notebooks. Wednesday 10 AM CDT. typea.li/as/live07
What can we do with Kotlin Notebooks? - TypeAlias Show #7
Google I/O and KotlinConf are just around the corner! Let's get one more livestream in before then!
- We'll check out the latest news happening in the Kotlin and Android worlds.
- We'll look over som...
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May 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So many exciting announcements in the #Kotlin and #AndroidDev worlds, even ahead of KotlinConf and Google I/O! Let's dig into them during this week's livestream. Plus, we'll check out lots of cool things we can do with Kotlin Notebooks. Wednesday 10 AM CDT. typea.li/as/live07
Double dispatch - let's see what it is, how it's traditionally handled in single-dispatch languages, and how we can get a similar effect in #Kotlin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUQ...
Double Dispatch: Prelude to the Visitor Pattern
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April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Double dispatch - let's see what it is, how it's traditionally handled in single-dispatch languages, and how we can get a similar effect in #Kotlin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUQ...
This Wednesday's #Kotlin video is about Double Dispatch - gotta understand it before we get to the Visitor Pattern!
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April 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This Wednesday's #Kotlin video is about Double Dispatch - gotta understand it before we get to the Visitor Pattern!
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#Kotlin Notebooks - Now included in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition! πhttps://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2025/04/kotlin-notebook-arrives-in-intellij-idea/
April 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#Kotlin Notebooks - Now included in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition! πhttps://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2025/04/kotlin-notebook-arrives-in-intellij-idea/
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Thanks so much, Maxime! I hope you enjoy it!
April 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Thanks so much, Maxime! I hope you enjoy it!
Hey, it's a big day! After over 5 years of writing, illustrating, and updating, Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide is finally available in paperback!
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Thanks so much to all of you in the #Kotlin community for all the encouragement every step along the way! π
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Thanks so much to all of you in the #Kotlin community for all the encouragement every step along the way! π
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April 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hey, it's a big day! After over 5 years of writing, illustrating, and updating, Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide is finally available in paperback!
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Thanks so much to all of you in the #Kotlin community for all the encouragement every step along the way! π
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Thanks so much to all of you in the #Kotlin community for all the encouragement every step along the way! π
What's new in Kotlin 2.1.20? During this Wednesday's livestream, we'll take a look at the new atomic types, some UUID updates, datetime changes, and lots more!
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Kotlin 2.1.20 - Atomics, UUIDs, and more! - TypeAlias Show #6
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April 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What's new in Kotlin 2.1.20? During this Wednesday's livestream, we'll take a look at the new atomic types, some UUID updates, datetime changes, and lots more!
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