Jordan
I have been developing on and off since I was 10. I started developing full time since I graduated from the University of Utah. I started evaluating Kotlin as a viable language since version 0.6 and have been using it as my primary language since version 0.8. I was part of an influential team that brought Kotlin to my entire organization. I love playing table top games with my family.
Reviewed articles
Effective Kotlin Item 10: Design for readability
Do we really want out applications concise, or do we rather want them readable?
Effective Kotlin Item 7: Prefer a nullable or Result result type when the lack of a result is possible
Why should we prefer to avoid throwing exceptions and using types to our advantage.
Effective Kotlin Item 5: Specify your expectations for arguments and state
How do we specify requirements and expectations in Kotlin.
Effective Kotlin Item 1: Limit mutability
Why it is so important to limit mutability, and how Kotlin supports it.
Effective Kotlin Item 32: 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...