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089: Learning Kotlin - Properties a first class language feature

089: Learning Kotlin - Properties a first class language feature

FromFragmented - An Android Developer Podcast


089: Learning Kotlin - Properties a first class language feature

FromFragmented - An Android Developer Podcast

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this mini Fragment, KG talks about his journey learning Kotlin as a newb. Given that Kotlin is most likely going to be the de-facto language for most developers, it makes sense to deepen our understanding of the language (as we have strived with Java over the years).

"Properties" in Kotlin are a first class language feature. But what does that actually mean? What are the nifty features we get with properties? How are these resolved from a Java class when there's potential a name clash? What are some other gotchas and learnings from using properties? Listen on to find out:

Shownotes: http://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/89/
Released:
Jul 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Fragmented Podcast is a podcast for Android Developers hosted by Donn Felker and Kaushik Gopal. Our goal is to help you become a better Android Developer. We chat about topics such as Testing, Dependency Injection, Android Patterns and Practices, useful libraries and much more. We will also be interviewing some of the top Android Developers out there. Subscribe now and join us on the journey of being an Android Developer.