Java OUT, Kotlin In: How to Migrate Your Spring Boot Projects

In this tutorial I'll show you how to migrate a Java Spring Boot project to a Kotlin Spring Boot project.

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⌚ *Timestamps*
00:00 Intro
00:37 Get the Code
02:14 Project Overview
03:36 Delombok
04:47 Install Kotlin
6:34 Convert to Java
8:07 Fix Main
10:35 Fix Presentation Layer
17:06 Fix Service Layer
28:00 Remove Java Optionals
29:22 Migrate to Kotin dirs
29:42 Configure POM.xml
31:42 Fix Tests
32:40 Fix Mappers
36:28 Run the Project
38:05 Next Up

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[anonymousog]

Amazing! Was currently converting a service at my job from java to kotlin.

[mandresyrabenja]

It's good to see you again. Thanks for your dedication 🫸🫷

[cybersokari]

Thanks, man! I migrated a project earlier and couldn't get it to work because the MongoDB driver uses Java reflection. I added the Kotlin-reflect library, and it worked.

[STSabbir]

You are the greatest person I naver seen before 😅

[akkl]

Liked and subscribed! Keep going brother!

[harubiii]

Too early! Amazing stuff as always Devtiro!

[roodyridar]

you're the best!, lease, could you implement Spring Security using JWT for authentication and then utilize it to interact with the database, such as creating todos? It would be super-duper helpful,