Talks & Drinks

Hey Kotlin fans!

We finally have another Kotlin event! We will have two sessions, one about Java interoperability and one about Kotlin at Fastned. This time we are hosted by Backbase.

Teaching Kotlin to behave well with Java
Kotlin is a budding popular language and it’s adoption rate is faster in the recent days especially when it was made as an official language for Android app development. Does than mean Java will die or be replaced? Not really! One of the bigger advantages of Kotlin is it’s interoperable capacity with Java. Many Java developers are exploring Kotlin in their own pace and it would make their job difficult if Kotlin doesn’t work well with Java. This will explain how can you write Kotlin to make it better interoperable with Java - in terms of readability and understanding for Java developers to use Kotlin classes and objects.
Hari Vignesh (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harivignesh/)

Kotlin and Ktor at Fastned: a Success Story
Volkert will tell why Kotlin has proven to be a good fit for backend development at Fastned and he will explain how Fastned is leveraging the advantages of the Ktor framework to manage our European network of EV fast charging stations.
Volkert de Buisonjé, senior software developer at Fastned

Schedule
• 18:30 Food & Drinks
• 19:00 Teaching Kotlin to behave well with Java
• 20:00 Kotlin and Ktor at Fastned: a success story
• 21:30 Pack up