Explicit Backing Fields in Kotlin 2.3 - What You Need to Know

Dave Leeds explains the new explicit backing fields feature in Kotlin 2.3, how to use them, and potential pitfalls to avoid.

Kotlin 2.3 introduces a new, experimental "Explicit Backing Fields" feature, so that we can give our properties a different external type than internal type, but there's a major surprise you could run into if you don't know what to expect. In this video, I'll show you what Explicit Backing Fields are, when you'll want to use them, and what to look out for. ✨ New to Kotlin? Sign up for my free one-week Kotlin Starter course, which runs February 9-13: courses.typealias.com/kotlin-starter-course-signup 🚀 Newsletter: newsletter.typealias.com/ 📚 Chapters 00:00 Explicit Backing Fields 00:17 From Backing Properties to Backing Fields 04:49 Keep in Mind... 05:59 When to Use Them 07:07 Kotlin Starter Course