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Mastering Kotlin
Mastering Kotlin

Mastering Kotlin: Learn advanced Kotlin programming techniques to build apps for Android, iOS, and the web

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Mastering Kotlin

Section 1: Kotlin – A Modern Solution to Application Development

Kotlin is a modern language for modern-day application development. It builds upon decades of experience with Java and modern influences to provide a programming experience that is powerful, flexible, and delightful. In this part, you'll learn about the Kotlin programming language, its goals, its features, and why it's one of the fastest-growing programming languages in the world.

This section comprises the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, A New Challenger Approaches
  • Chapter 2, Programmers' Multi-Tool – Flexible, Expressive, and Concise
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Key benefits

  • Understand and leverage the syntax, tools, and patterns by writing code in Kotlin
  • Explore practical topics such as Java interop, concurrency with coroutines, and functional programming
  • Discover how to use Kotlin for build targets like Android, iOS, JavaScript, and backend service

Description

Using Kotlin without taking advantage of its power and interoperability is like owning a sports car and never taking it out of the garage. While documentation and introductory resources can help you learn the basics of Kotlin, the fact that it’s a new language means that there are limited learning resources and code bases available in comparison to Java and other established languages. This Kotlin book will show you how to leverage software designs and concepts that have made Java the most dominant enterprise programming language. You’ll understand how Kotlin is a modern approach to object-oriented programming (OOP). This book will take you through the vast array of features that Kotlin provides over other languages. These features include seamless interoperability with Java, efficient syntax, built-in functional programming constructs, and support for creating your own DSL. Finally, you will gain an understanding of implementing practical design patterns and best practices to help you master the Kotlin language. By the end of the book, you'll have obtained an advanced understanding of Kotlin in order to be able to build production-grade applications.

Who is this book for?

If you’re a Kotlin developer looking to further their skills or a professional Java developer looking for better or professional resources in order to make a switch to Kotlin, this book is for you. Familiarity with Kotlin programming will assist with understanding key concepts covered in the book.

What you will learn

  • Model data using interfaces, classes, and data classes
  • Grapple with practical interoperability challenges and solutions with Java
  • Build parallel apps using concurrency solutions such as coroutines
  • Explore functional, reactive, and imperative programming to build flexible apps
  • Discover how to build your own domain-specific language
  • Embrace functional programming using the standard library and Arrow
  • Delve into the use of Kotlin for frontend JavaScript development
  • Build server-side services using Kotlin and Ktor

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Table of Contents

24 Chapters
Section 1: Kotlin – A Modern Solution to Application Development Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
A New Challenger Approaches Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Programmers' Multi-Tool – Flexible, Expressive, and Concise Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 2: Putting the Pieces Together – Modeling Data, Managing State, and Application Architecture Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Understanding Programming Paradigms in Kotlin Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
First-Class Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Modeling Real-World Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 3: Play Nice – Integrating Kotlin With Existing Code Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Interoperability as a Design Goal Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Crossing Over – Working across Java and Kotlin Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Controlling the Story Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Baby Steps – Integration through Testing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 4: Go Beyond – Exploring Advanced and Experimental Language Features Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Practical Concurrency Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building Your Own Tools – Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Fully Functional – Embracing Functional Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 5: The Wide World of Kotlin – Using Kotlin across the Entire Development Stack Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Kotlin on Android Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Kotlin and Web Development Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Introducing Multiplatform Kotlin Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Taming the Monolith with Microservices Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Practical Design Patterns Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Assessments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Excellent book. Covered all aspects of Kotlin in a very easy to enjoyable approach. One of my favourite software development books.
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Book is very superficial, contains only simple examples and a lot of boilerplates like technical requirements for each chapter. I don't recommend this book.
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This book is hopelessly out of date. Not one of the projects you can download works!
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