Android Development With Kotlin
by Marcin Moskala /
2017 / English / Kindle
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Learn how to make Android development much faster using a variety of Kotlin features, from basics to advanced, to write better quality code.
About This Book
Leverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application development
Write code based on both object oriented and functional programming to build robust applications
Filled with various practical examples so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenarios
Identify the improved way of dealing with common Java patterns
Who This Book Is For
This book is for developers who have a basic understanding of Java language and have 6-12 months of experience with Android development and developers who feel comfortable with OOP concepts.
What You Will Learn
Run a Kotlin application and understand the integration with Android Studio
Incorporate Kotlin into new/existing Android Java based project
Learn about Kotlin type system to deal with null safety and immutability
Define various types of classes and deal with properties
Define collections and transform them in functional way
Define extensions, new behaviours to existing libraries and Android framework classes
Use generic type variance modifiers to define subtyping relationship between generic types
Build a sample application