Best of Kotlin — March 2025

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   Video

   Philipp Lackner·1y

   Full 2025 Backend Dev Crash Course for Beginners With Spring Boot (Kotlin, JWT Auth, MongoDB)

   The post is a beginner-friendly crash course for building REST APIs using Spring Boot and Kotlin. It covers the basic knowledge required to follow along, including a brief overview of Kotlin and IntelliJ setup. The course aims to familiarize readers with building a backend application that can handle routes, process data, and interact with MongoDB for storing user-generated notes. Authentication and security are also discussed, with JWT being used as the authentication mechanism.

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   Article

   InfoWorld·1y

   The best Java and JVM language frameworks

   The Java ecosystem supports several outstanding back-end frameworks, including those for modern JVM languages like Scala and Kotlin. This piece compares seven highly-regarded frameworks: Spring, Micronaut, Quarkus, JHipster, Ktor/Kotlin, Play/Scala, and Vert.x. Each framework is evaluated based on features like API support, realtime capabilities, static site generation, and unique strengths. The Java ecosystem is described as stable, secure, and capable of supporting diverse development needs.

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   Article

   Baeldung·1y

   Open Multiple Projects in the Same Window in IntelliJ IDEA

   Learn how to open multiple projects in the same window in IntelliJ IDEA, applicable to both Community and Ultimate Editions. The guide covers navigating the Project Structure menu, adding modules, and importing existing projects using build files like build.gradle or pom.xml. Additionally, it explains how to change the JDK version for newly imported modules if needed.

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