Kotlin • Android • PHP
In Kotlin, the expected code-flow should not use exceptions. The non-success code flow should be propagated through return type to be well-documented, strictly & statically typed. This post should be a practical guide after you have read Elizarov’s great post on Kotlin and Exceptions. Be aware that this post talks about logic errors, as described … Read more
Random list of missing language features in PHP. I do mostly Kotlin nowadays, so this is quite inspired by that language. I think these features could be (somehow) “easily” added into PHP. No new keyword It removes unnecessary keyword, allows to easily chain method call. This cool feature also allows a nice trick – using … Read more
The last post was mainly about the variance explanation and it was using Kotlin. But what about other languages? Let’s explore together. TL;DR Language Generics dec. out dec. in use out use in type erasure break out rules Variance available on Kotlin ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ classes, interfaces Java ✔️ ❌ ❌ … Read more
A lot was written about variance and its application in generics. This is another trial to explain variance and its practical usage. Let’s explore this using Kotlin. This article expects basic knowledge about generics. Variance is a powerful way to allow your code to do more. It is most obvious when you consider generics with … Read more