Today I will be showing you how to use a modern JVM stack to build your own Nano Blogging Service, or nabl. You will be using the Ktor web framework, Kotlin programming language, and securing it with Okta. Your users will be able to sign up/login, as well as browse chronological feeds and post updates without the inclusion of ads.
Often Kotlin is described as a better alternative to Java due to its efficient Java interoperability. This is important as it then allows for you to employ the largest ecosystem of existing libraries written and designed for Java, as well as JVM frameworks in your Kotlin application, or vice-versa. Kotlin also is compatible with Spring Boot, Jersey, Dropwizard, and more. Any framework that is “Kotlin-native” provides high-level language support, additional type-safety, and other competitive advantages.