Updates for kotlinx.serialization, Jetpack Compose, and more FP news | Lambda World News
by Jason McClellan
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- October 04, 2021
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- kotlin• scala• jetpack• akka• intellij• roc• swift• lambda world• functional programming
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- 2 minutes to read.

Here’s a quick look from Lambda World News at some of the recent items making news in the Functional Programming community.
NEWS
kotlinx.serialization 1.3
| A new version of the Kotlin serialization library adds changes mostly focused on broadening its JSON serialization capabilities. Read more about this latest version here: kotlinx.serialization 1.3 Released
Jetpack Compose 1.0.3
| The latest version of Jetpack Compose now works with Kotlin 1.5.30. Check out the other changes in this version of Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI here: Jetpack Compose 1.0.3
Akka Serverless Scala SDK
| There’s a new Scala SDK for Lightbend’s Akka Serverless. Here’s a quickstart guide with more information: Scala SDK for Akka Serverless
IntelliJ Rust v156
| IntelliJ Rust v156 adds new features, fixes, and improvements. Read more about the latest version of this Rust plugin for the IntelliJ Platform here: IntelliJ Rust Changelog #156
Introduction to Roc
| Roc is a new purely functional programming language built for speed and ergonomics. It’s still a work in progress, but check out this introduction to Roc by Richard Feldman: A Taste of Roc
SUGGESTED READS
Swift in 30 Days: Build iOS Apps by Learning Swift, Xcode, and SwiftUI in Just Four Weeks by Gaurang Ratnaparkhi
UPCOMING EVENTS
ElixirConf
October 12th-13th, 2021
elixirconf.com
Scale By The Bay
October 28th-29th, 2021
www.scale.bythebay.io
ScalaCon
November 2nd-5th, 2021
scalacon.org
Haskell eXchange 2021
November 15th-17th, 2021
skillsmatter.com/haskellx2021
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