chris-hatton

package datasizeformatter

import kotlin.math.abs
import kotlin.math.pow
import kotlin.math.roundToLong

/**
 * Format a human-readable representation of data size, in binary base form.
 * e.g. 1024 -> 1 KiB
 * @param byteCount The number of bytes to represent in human-readable form. `Long.MIN_VALUE` is unsupported.

sdeleuze

My call for Kotlin as a major frontend language

I try to push for quite a long time for first class support for WebAssembly in Kotlin because I really believe that frontend development is a domain where Kotlin can be as strong as in mobile, and because this is something that would also help to increase even more the adoption on server-side.

I truly appreciate all the work already done by Kotlin/JS and Kotlin/Native teams. The dead code elimination tool and the initial WebAssembly support in Kotlin/Native are important steps in the right direction. But I believe that Kotlin needs now to make frontend a real priority to take it to the next level.

Need for a consistent and unified web frontend strategy

The first point I would like to raise is that what Kotlin needs IMO is a consistent strategy about web frontend wich includes both Javascript and WebAssembly related efforts. I can u

chris-hatton

import UIKit

protocol HTTPRequest
{
    associatedtype ResultType
    
    func start( callback: (ResultType)->() )
}

chris-hatton

class A<SelfType : A<SelfType>>
{
}

class B : A<B>  // Line fails to compile with: "'A' requires that 'B' inherit from 'A<B>'" even though it does
{
}