Kotlin in Action, Second Edition - Sebastian Aigner, Roman Elizarov, Svetlana Isakova, and Dmitry Jemerov

Kotlin in Action, Second Edition is the ultimate guide to mastering Kotlin, whether you're just starting or looking to improve your skills. This book covers everything from the basics, such as statements, functions, classes, and types, to advanced features like coroutines and structured concurrency. Written by core Kotlin developers, it offers practical techniques and hands-on examples to help you build production-quality applications quickly and efficiently.

Kotlin is a powerful, easy-to-use programming language that works seamlessly with Java, making it ideal for web, mobile, cloud, and enterprise applications. Its simple syntax, intuitive type system, and support for functional programming make it a favorite among developers. Since Kotlin runs on the JVM, it integrates smoothly with existing Java code, libraries, and frameworks like Spring and Android.

Kotlin in Action, Second Edition, is fully updated to include the latest innovations in the language. You'll learn how to write clean, idiomatic code, improve code reliability with null safety, and leverage the Kotlin standard library's out-of-the-box features. With new chapters on coroutines, flows, and concurrency, this book is a complete, user-friendly resource for anyone looking to use Kotlin's full potential.

Kotlin in Action, Second Edition Table of Contents:

1. Part 1: Introducing Kotlin
2. Kotlin: What and Why
3. Kotlin Basics
4. Defining and Calling Functions
5. Classes, Objects, and Interfaces
6. Programming with Lambdas
7. Working with Collections and Sequences
8. Working with Nullable Values
9. Basic Types, Collections, and Arrays
10. Part 2: Embracing Kotlin
11. Operator Overloading and Other Conventions
12. Higher-Order Functions: Lambdas as Parameters and Return Values
13. Generics
14. Annotations and Reflection
15. DSL Construction
16. Part 3: Concurrent Programming with Coroutines and Flows
17. Coroutines
18. Structured Concurrency
19. Flows
20. Flow Operators
21. Error Handling and Testing
22. Appendixes
23. Appendix A: Building Kotlin Projects
24. Appendix B: Documenting Kotlin Code
25. Appendix C: The Kotlin Ecosystem

Who is this course for?

1. Anyone who is familiar with Java or another OO language.

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