Dive into the internals of Kotlin in this 41-minute Google I/O'19 conference talk. Explore how Kotlin's modern language features and rich extensions work under the hood. Learn to use Android tools to investigate these internals yourself. Discover insights on primitive types, bytecode, memory profiling, and various Kotlin features like 'when' statements, lazy properties, unsigned types, ranges, inline classes, arrays, lambdas, extension functions, default parameters, and coroutines. Gain a deeper understanding of Kotlin's inner workings to enhance your Android development skills.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Kotlin is Awesome
Goals
The Tools
Example: Primitive Types
Kotlin Bytecode
Bytecode Decompiler
Memory Profiler
Example: when
Example: Lazy Properties
Example: Unsigned
Example: Ranges
Example: Inline classes
Example: Arrays Java
Example: Lambdas
Example: Extension Functions
Example: Default Parameters
Example: Coroutines
Taught by
Android Developers
