Why telescoping-constructor pattern and the classic builder pattern are considered outdated in Kotlin.

Effective Kotlin Item 34: Consider a primary constructor with named optional arguments

What factory functions are and why they are so important patterns for object creation.

Effective Kotlin Item 33: Consider factory functions instead of secondary constructors

Years of OOP made us overuse inheritance. Instead, we should more often use a composition that is safer and more explicit. More often, but not always...

Fabio Collini

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Effective Kotlin Item 34: Consider a primary constructor with named optional arguments

Why telescoping-constructor pattern and the classic builder pattern are considered outdated in Kotlin.

Effective Kotlin Item 33: Consider factory functions instead of secondary constructors

What factory functions are and why they are so important patterns for object creation.

Effective Kotlin Item 36: Prefer composition over inheritance

Years of OOP made us overuse inheritance. Instead, we should more often use a composition that is safer and more explicit. More often, but not always...