Kotlin

In this post on Kotlin’s data classes, we’ll take a look at how data classes are better than regular Java POJO (Plain Old Java Object) classes, and how they make our everyday lives easier. We’ll also take a look at some of the caveats of data classes. I’ve also written an article on Java vs Kotlin, if you’re interested, check ...

In Kotlin, a class can implement multiple interfaces. This is common knowledge. A class can also use delegation to implement numerous interfaces where the implementations come from any delegated objects passed into the constructor. For example: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 class GeneticExperiment(human: Human, animal: Animal) : Human by human, Animal by animal   ...

The aim of this post is not to point out some massive flaws in Kotlin’s design of data classes and show you how to get passed them. Actually, it is quite the opposite. The contents of this post are clearly documented in the Kotlin docs. I am merely here to highlight this information to anyone who has not noticed precisely ...

Attachments in Corda can be more than just PDFs sent along with a transaction. They can actually be used programmatically when running a flow or even inside of a contract’s verify function. Why would you want to do that though? 🤔 The answer makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Let’s take an attachment containing CSV data ...

The preparation for this blog post began several weeks ago (probably over a month by now). Before I could write about melding Corda and Ktor together, I first needed to lay the groundwork and focus solely on Ktor. That is where my blog post, Ktor – a Kotlin web framework came into existence. If you haven’t used or seen Ktor ...

Ktor is an asynchronous web framework written in and designed for Kotlin. Allowing the more impressive features of Kotlin, such as coroutines, to not only be used but supported as a first-class citizen. Typically, Spring is my go-to general framework and usually what I use when I need to put a REST API together. But, after recently attending a London ...

In Corda, Flows can do a lot more than proposing new transactions to record between organisations. Although, saying they can do anything is probably a bit far-reaching (it’s catchy though). What I really want to say, is that flows are the entry points into a node. Corda provides a series of functions to interact with a node via RPC. Currently, ...

There is a misconception that Corda cannot broadcast data across a network. This is simply wrong. In fact, Corda can send anything between nodes in a network. What Corda does not do, is share unnecessary data (transactions) with nodes that have nothing to do with an individual interaction. Privacy by default is a central component of Corda’s design. Compared to ...

In software engineering, the delegation pattern is an object-oriented design pattern that allows object composition to achieve the same code reuse as inheritance. Yes, that is a textbook copy and paste from Wikipedia. I went for that quote as an opening as it is a concise description of the Delegation Pattern. Favouring composition over inheritance is something that is recited ...