Reflectoring

Reflectoring - Where the How Meets the Why

Kotlin

Sealed Classes vs Enums in Kotlin

Ezra Kanake
January 2, 2024

Kotlin, a modern JVM programming language, brings a range of features to enhance expressiveness and conciseness. Two key constructs in Kotlin that contribute to its versatility are sealed classes and enum classes.

Java

Don’t Use Checked Exceptions

Michael Krimgen
December 26, 2023

Introduction Java is the only (mainstream) programming language to implement the concept of checked exceptions. Ever since, checked exceptions have been the subject of controversy.

Kotlin

Guide to Sorting in Kotlin

Ezra Kanake
December 26, 2023

Sorting refers to the process of arranging elements in a specific order. The order could be ascending or descending based on certain criteria such as numerical or lexicographical order.

Node

Understanding Socket.IO: Building a simple real-time chat app with Node.js and Socket.IO

Olaoluwa Ajibade
December 6, 2023

Traditional web applications primarily used the HTTP request-response model, where clients sent requests to servers, and servers responded with data. However, implementing real-time features like live chat, notifications, collaborative tools, etc, was challenging.

Spring

Spring Basics

Tom Hombergs
December 4, 2023

At its core, Spring is a Dependency Injection framework. Although it now offers a variety of other features that simplify developers' lives, most of these are built on top of the Dependency Injection framework.

Spring

Spring Boot Basics

Tom Hombergs
December 4, 2023

Spring Boot builds on top of the Spring Framework and provides a wealth of additional features and integrations. To simplify somewhat, one could say that the Spring Framework focuses on functions related to the application context, while Spring Boot provides functions that are needed in many applications running in production or that simplify developer life.