Kotlin coroutines are a powerful tool that propels efficiency in dealing with concurrent programming. They enable to treat asynchronous code as if it was synchronous, making it easier to manage and understand. In this blog post, I explore some of the core principles of coroutines and compare their performance against conventional blocking calls.
Want to get ahead in your business by offering personalized payment and subscription options that fit your customer’s specific needs? Stripe can make this easier with an SDK that lets you easily create complex pricing plans. In this post, I delve into how you can streamline your Stripe integration with Kotlin.
I’m a strong advocate of the separation of logic principle. In the service layer, we often deal with various I/O operations and interactions with external systems. Not only is it essential to correctly handle exceptions but also make a clear distinction between successful responses and different error scenarios. Kotlin offers sealed classes and interfaces as a powerful tool to establish a predefined hierarchy of subtypes. In this post, I will show you how this feature has proven invaluable, allowing me to keep my code concise without the burden of excessive boilerplate.
Using low to no-code platforms offers benefits in terms of increased efficiency and rapid development, but it’s essential to recognize their limitations and use them only when appropriate. Here’s a brief overview of some downsides of using no-code and a scenario where it can add business value without compromising good software development practices.
In today’s post, I explore a crucial aspect of managing AWS infrastructure with CloudFormation: the safe deployment of changes. I take a closer look at a feature known as change sets, which empowers you to thoroughly review alterations before applying them. Furthermore, I expand on automation of change reviews and contrast it with a different approach using Terraform.
In this blog post, I delve into my personal perspective on the cost implications of harnessing serverless capabilities. Crafting a project from the ground up on Google Cloud Platform allowed me to gain insights worthwhile sharing. This article focuses on DataFlow as a streaming engine, Bigtable, a scalable database, as well as Cloud Functions. Join me as I explain some of the trickier tradeoffs, exploring not only the financial cost but also whether the technology delivers on the promise of increased efficiency.