Spring extensions for Kotlin
summary
Spring Framework ships Kotlin-specific conveniences that are actual extension functions and DSLs rather than prose descriptions, with the generated starter even enabling a Kotlin compiler plugin by default (many users miss this). Examples shown include the runApplication extension, a jdbc operations extension that moves row mappers into trailing lambdas for clearer code, an operator overload for Model, and bean-definition DSLs. Practical rules: don't use data classes with JPA and rely on JSR-305 nullability annotations to make Java APIs safer in Kotlin.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 3:42Compiler Plugins
- 4:10Generated Sample
- 8:00Extensions
- 10:21Java Api
- 13:29Extensions and Trailing Lambdas
- 26:08Null Safety
- 27:33Nullable Annotations
- 29:04Features of Kotlin
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