Kotlin Weekly #-505!

Amper 0.10 – JDK Provisioning, a Maven Converter, Custom Compiler Plugins, and More (blog.jetbrains.com) In this article, Kirill Likhodedov introduces Amper 0.10.0, which enhances the JetBrains build tool with automatic JDK provisioning, a Maven-to-Amper converter, support for custom Kotlin compiler plugins, and improved IDE integration for Ktor and profiling.

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Building Reliable AI Agents with Koog (blog.kotlin-academy.com) Learn in this article how to build reliable AI agents in Kotlin using Koog, featuring a deep dive into custom strategy graphs, intent detection, and automated history compression for an FPL scout agent.

Mastering Koin Annotations with the Koin Compiler Through Unit Tests (blog.insert-koin.io) In this article, Tezov provides a practical guide to mastering the Koin Compiler and Annotations, using unit tests to demonstrate the runtime behavior of @Single, @Factory, and advanced features like type-safe qualifiers, @InjectedParam, and scoped lifecycles.

Distributing Multi-Module Android Libraries: Making Peace with the Bill of Materials (BoM) (lopez-manas.com) Enrique López-Mañas explains how to configure a BoM for your project.

New OpenTelemetry Kotlin SDK (opentelemetry.io) Jamie Lynch announces the new OpenTelemetry Kotlin SDK, a Multiplatform implementation designed to provide a unified, mobile-friendly API for capturing tracing and logging across Android, iOS, JVM, and JS.

ImNotOkay, a GC experiment for Android CI builds (dev.to) In this article, Iñaki Villar explores ImNotOkayGC, an experimental G1-based garbage collector policy forked from JDK 23 and tuned specifically to handle the ephemeral, high-pressure memory patterns of Android CI builds.

Everything New in AGP 9.0 For Kotlin Projects (www.youtube.com) In this video, Marton Braun takes a detailed look at some of the AGP 9.0 changes, and check how you can migrate your existing projects to AGP 9.0

Firebase AI Logic KSP (Android) (www.youtube.com) Learn how to get started with Firebase KSP for the Firebase AI Logic SDK on Android.

Kotlin 2.3.20, Android Bench, and more (www.youtube.com) In this video, Dave Leeds explores the latest updates in the Kotlin and Android ecosystems, including the release of Kotlin 2.3.20, new features in Android Studio Panda 2, and a benchmark of the best LLMs for Android development.

Maryk (github.com) Maryk is a Kotlin Multiplatform framework for defining, validating, serializing, and storing data models consistently across multiple platform.

RikkaUI (github.com) RikkaUI is a ui-inspired design system for Compose Multiplatform that provides over 40 production-ready components built entirely on compose.foundation.

Kotauth (github.com) Kotauth is an open-source authentication and identity platform that bridges the gap between enterprise IAM systems and developer-friendly SaaS tools.

cryptography-kotlin (whyoleg.github.io) A cryptography library for Kotlin Multiplatform, which wraps well-known future-proof platform-native solutions with a type-safe uniform API, aligned defaults as well as tested for cross-compatibility between platforms.

WiretapKMP (github.com) Kotlin Multiplatform network inspection and mocking SDK. Intercept HTTP and WebSocket traffic, mock API responses, and throttle requests.

koog-compose (github.com) koog-compose is a developer-first Kotlin Multiplatform runtime for building AI-driven features that orchestrate app logic, device capabilities, and UI from a single declarative DSL.

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