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Beating Type Erasure: How Kotlin’s inline + reified Unlock Compile-Time Superpowers

BLOG ARTICLE Published on February 19, 2026

Written by Majid

Source: DEV Community - Android 1 min read intermediate

Summary

Unlocking Kotlin's inline and reified Introduction Kotlin is packed with powerful features that help developers write expressive and efficient code, but few are as misunderstood (or underused) as the inline keyword and its companion, reified. At first glance, they might seem like advanced compiler tricks reserved for library authors. In reality, they solve everyday problems: eliminating lambda overhead, enabling type-safe generic functions, and making your code both cleaner and m...

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