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**SoftwareMill** @softwaremill@softwaremill.social · 6h

SoftwareMill @softwaremill@softwaremill.social

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**aBe** @hamoid@genart.social · 2d

aBe @hamoid@genart.social

This does something weird to my eyes...

Code generated 18x18 grid of deformed circles. Bright on dark background. The shapes are slightly offset from the centers of the grid cells, creating the illusion of seeing black lines in places where you are not looking. The lines disappear when trying to see them.

#opart #opticalIllusion #CreativeCoding

**aBe** @hamoid@genart.social · 2d *

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aBe @hamoid@genart.social

The program no longer crashes and the fix was simpler than I thought.

Instead of comparing rounded doubles (what a silly idea) I did the proper thing, which is abs(a - b) < epsilon. A lot of times Takes maybe half second to generate the design. Then I can pan, zoom and rotate to find a screenshot I like.

I'm thinking that the lines that end in lonely places should end with a tiny knot. I may try that next.

Code generated design with 8 shapes arranged around the center. One of the shapes seems to be arriving late to the party. The shapes are made out of many almost-straight thin dark curves, looking like some kind of digital cellular organisms crossed with city plans. In each shape two strokes are highlighted: one with light blue and another with orange.

#CreativeCoding #OPENRNDR #Kotlin

**Amitai Schleier** @schmonz@schmonz.com · 3d

Amitai Schleier @schmonz@schmonz.com

Do you know your way around the #JUnit4 API? I'd love to add support for it in Greencently, my tiny #JUnit extension. How you can help: https://github.com/schmonz/junit-greencently/issues/29

#PairProgramming (if you'd like to) #TDD #JUnit5 #Kotlin #Java

Necessary ingredients: We need to be notified of (a) each test result and (b) the runner terminating, in a JUnit4Listener We need to discover and enumerate all tests in a given project the same way...

GitHubimplement JUnit 4 support · Issue #29 · schmonz/junit-greencentlyBy schmonz

**Wednesday Links** @wednesdaylinks@foojay.social · 5d

Wednesday Links @wednesdaylinks@foojay.social

Wednesday Links - Edition 2025-04-09
https://dev.to/0xkkocel/wednesday-links-edition-2025-04-09-27pg
#java #jvm #technology #kotlin #reactor #virtualthreads

DEV CommunityWednesday Links - Edition 2025-04-09Technology Radar vol 32 (15...

**wakingrufus** @wakingrufus@bigshoulders.city · 5d

wakingrufus @wakingrufus@bigshoulders.city

My talk from this year's #DevNexus about Functional #SpringBoot with #Kotlin and #SpringFunk is up on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9njQ8Lun36c

YouTubeDevnexus 2025 - Functional Spring Boot - John BurnsBy devnexus

**Caroline Bell** @halotroop2288@techhub.social · 5d *

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Caroline Bell @halotroop2288@techhub.social

Hey I'm still looking for work.
I've applied to a lot of places in my area and I'm getting nothing.

I'm a programmer at heart, but I've also been looking for regular entry-level jobs because there haven't been any coding positions open at my level as far as I could tell.

If you can offer me a job, it might save my butt. And if you can't offer me a job, could you at least share this post?

I live 30 minutes away from Bellevue if that helps.

#fedihire #getfedihired #programmerforhire

**Leanpub** @leanpub@mastodon.social · 5d

Leanpub @leanpub@mastodon.social

Big Kotlin pack https://leanpub.com/b/kotlin_mm by Marcin Moskała is the featured bundle of ebooks on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com #Kotlin #Android #Java #ComputerProgramming #Engineering #books #ebooks

**Konstantin** @konstantin@toot.iamkonstantin.eu · 6d

Konstantin @konstantin@toot.iamkonstantin.eu

Just found this package, allowing the use of pure Swift libraries directly in KMP (Kotlin Native <> SPM bridge) https://github.com/frankois944/spm4Kmp

SPM For KMP: Use Apple Swift packages and sources in a KMP project - frankois944/spm4Kmp

GitHubGitHub - frankois944/spm4Kmp: SPM For KMP: Use Apple Swift packages and sources in a KMP projectSPM For KMP: Use Apple Swift packages and sources in a KMP project - frankois944/spm4Kmp

#Kotlin #KMP #iOSDev

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**aBe** @hamoid@genart.social · 6d *

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aBe @hamoid@genart.social

In this iteration I highlight two contours per shape, and bend the contours slightly.

See the alt text for more details.

Code generated 3x3 grid of line based compositions on white background. Each composition has numerous thin, curved black lines, one thick orange line and one thicker gray line. The orange line highlights the longest contour. The gray line the contour with most segments. Some compositions are simpler, with few lines.

To me it appears like somewhere between organic and digital.

Code generated 3x3 grid of line based compositions on white background. The top right shape occupies 2x2 cells, so there are only 6 shapes in total. Each composition has numerous thin, curved black lines, one thick orange line and one thicker gray line. The orange line highlights the longest contour. The gray line the contour with most segments. Some compositions are simpler, with few lines.

Code generated 2x3 grid of line based compositions on white background. Each composition has numerous thin, curved black lines, one thick orange line and one thicker gray line. The orange line highlights the longest contour. The gray line the contour with most segments. The compositions are more or less round.

#CreativeCoding #OPENRNDR #Kotlin

**Konstantin** @konstantin@toot.iamkonstantin.eu · 6d

Konstantin @konstantin@toot.iamkonstantin.eu

Amper 0.6.0 is out, with improvements to both the IDE and CLI experience. Read on for all of the details, and see the release notes for the full list of changes and bug fixes.

https://blog.jetbrains.com/amper/2025/04/amper-update-april-2025/

The JetBrains BlogAmper Update April 2025 – IDE and CLI Feature Drop! | The Amper BlogAmper is an experimental build tool by JetBrains. The latest release adds new IDE features, improvements to the CLI experience, and important version updates.

#KMP #Kotlin #iOSDev

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**aBe** @hamoid@genart.social · 6d

aBe @hamoid@genart.social

Ok, I added two more lines of code to rotate the shapes aligning their longest segment to the horizon.

Now I can go sleep :)

Code generated design using the same approach like in the previous image, but using 7 points per hobby curve and all shapes rotated so the longest segment of the shape aligns to the horizon.

#CreativeCoding #Kotlin #OPENRNDR

**aBe** @hamoid@genart.social · 6d

aBe @hamoid@genart.social

Playing with https://github.com/micycle1/PGS inside #OPENRNDR

I feel a bit guilty that this is just 4 lines of code But I still like those shapes a lot and want to send them to the #penplotter

A 4x4 grid of somewhat broken shapes drawn with a black stroke on white background. The shapes are generated using the chordal axis method in PGS applied to a random closed hobby curve with 10 points each. The results have many non-crossing lines, often almost parallel to each other, a bit like strange city maps of alien neighborhoods.

#CreativeCoding #Kotlin #generative

**Sam Cooper** @sam-cooper.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Apr 4

Apr 4

Sam Cooper @sam-cooper.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

I was cited in an academic paper! It studies potential bugs in #async #Kotlin programs when developers aren't familiar with #coroutines and suspending functions. So cool that TWO of my investigation write-ups were included in this great research doi.org/10.4230/LIPI...

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**SoftwareMill** @softwaremill@softwaremill.social · Apr 4

Apr 4

SoftwareMill @softwaremill@softwaremill.social

Recently, we described Ktor, Koin, and Exposed. Today, it’s time for another of Kotlin’s native libraries and frameworks

For more insights, code samples, and practical use cases, read the whole piece
https://softwaremill.com/7-kotlin-libraries-and-frameworks-for-backend-development-you-should-know/

#kotlin #backend #devs

**Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez** @amanda@androiddev.social · Apr 2

Apr 2

Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez @amanda@androiddev.social

Thanks to Pedro Santos for having me in Kotlin Khronicles! Join us for a relaxed and insightful conversation on #Spotify, #Soundcloud, and Deezer.

We dive into the parallel journey of traveling to #Chicago and watching the #Kotlin tech scene grow there, along with discussions on my book and tech interviews. We also explore how development practices have evolved, especially in areas like updating views in #Android.

Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4e9bWCSBScW2m7SrJJiZrw?si=3474c87b2d044852

SpotifyAmanda Kotlin and Structured ConcurrencyKotlin Khronicles · Episode

#tech #podcast #programming