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You're reading from Kotlin Blueprints A practical guide to building industry-grade web, mobile, and desktop applications in Kotlin using frameworks such as Spring Boot and Node.js

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788390804

Length 260 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Kotlin

Tools

Node.js

Concepts

Desktop Applications

Authors (3):

Akshay Chordiya

Ashish Belagali

Hardik Trivedi

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Table of Contents (9) Chapters

Preface

1. The Power of Kotlin FREE CHAPTER

2. Geospatial Messenger – Spring Boot

3. Social Media Aggregator Android App

4. Weather App Using Kotlin for JavaScript

5. Chat Application with Server-Side JavaScript Generation

6. News Feed – REST API

7. CSV Reader in Kotlin Native

8. Dictionary Desktop Application - TornadoFX

Weather App Using Kotlin for JavaScript

In previous chapters, we saw Kotlin gelling together with Sprint Boot and Android very well. In the same way, Kotlin will give you a smooth experience while using it on the browser side as well. With JavaScript, initially, there was nothing but lightweight code running on a client side to validate user input, show tooltips, and so on. With all the latest frameworks, that is, Node.js, Angular.js, Express.js; JavaScript is no longer a child. They are very mature platforms on which big systems can rely. After Kotlin announced support for JavaScript, it was a wonderful moment for us. One can really be a full-stack developer, using Kotlin mobile apps, writing API, and creating beautiful web pages can be developed. Amazing! We feel it's the golden age of JavaScript. JavaScript has been playing a key role when it comes to web...

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Authors (3)

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Belagali

Ashish Belagali is an IIT Bombay alumnus with 24 years of experience in software technology, management, consulting, and client handling. He has successfully executed offshore engagements in both onsite and offshore roles. He is known as a turnaround specialist, having turned many IT projects from red to green in a short time. In spite of the senior positions he has handled, Ashish loves coding and has managed to stay hands-on with it. He often speaks about technology, entrepreneurship, and work effectiveness. He is a Kotlin enthusiast and has worked on several Kotlin projects. He is also the founder of the Kotlin Pune User Group.

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Trivedi

Hardik Trivedi is a self-taught computer programmer. He has worked on Android and Java since 2010 and has immersed himself in Kotlin and JavaScript. Apart from client projects, he loves contributing back to the development community by spending time on Stack Overflow and writing tech blogs. Hardik also mentors college students, professionals, and companies are interested in mobile app development. He is also an active community speaker.

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Akshay Chordiya

Akshay Chordiya is the co-founder of BitFurther, an Android Developer by heart, and a Kotlin enthusiast. He has been working with Android for over 4 years. He is an active community speaker who is mostly found talking about Android and Kotlin. Akshay is an avid blogger and instructor. He has a love for anything with the word "technology" in it! The vision of bringing about a change in the world through his knowledge is what makes him get out of bed every day and work on his apps and his start-up. "Doing what you love" can be said to sum up his life until now and in the exciting years to come ahead!

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