Programming Kotlin: Get to grips quickly with the best Java alternative
About this ebook
- ? Introduction to running, setup and tools of Kotlin code ? Writing structured and readable object-oriented code using new features alongside lambdas and higher order functions ? Writing unit tests and integrating Kotlin tests with Java code in a transitioning code base ? Guide through testing, concurrency and microservices ? Leveraging Kotlin?s extensions to the Java collections library ? Using destructuring expressions and finding out how to write your own ? Overview of null safety, type parameterization and Generics ? Setup of algebraic data types and learning when they should be used
- You?ll learn all the basics of the Kotlin language and be able to write Kotlin code to production. This book will have you comfortably using Java code alongside Kotlin, composing different services and building your own applications.
Who is this book for? ? Java developers interested in learning about an alternative JVM language ? Server-side developers who want to learn the Kotlin language quickly ? Beginners interested in books on Kotlin for Android development
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About the author
Stephen Samuel is an accomplished developer with over 17 years of experience. He has worked with Java throughout his career, and in the past 5 years has focused on Scala. He has a passion for concurrency and Big Data technologies. Having spent the last few years in investment banking, he is currently working with Kotlin on a major Big Data investment project. Stephen is also active in the open source community, being the author of several high profile Scala and Kotlin libraries.
Stefan Bocutiu is a Big Data consultant with over 13 years of experience in software development. He enjoys coding in Scala, C#, and has a passion for stream processing technologies. With the team at DataMountaineer-he focuses on providing scalable, unified, real-time data pipelines allowing reactive decision making, analytics, and Hadoop integration. Stefan is passionate about motorsports, and while his racing skills are not good enough to allow him to compete, he tries to attend as many MotoGP races as possible. When he is not coding, he can be found at the climbing wall or at the gym. Occasionally, hiking and scrambling trips are on his calendar, and during the winter season, skiing trips are a must for him.
