Kotlin Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

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Features

• Students will take full advantage of Kotlin’s expressivity, power, and interoperability to create higher quality apps with less coding
• Move from first principles to advanced techniques, one step at a time
• Includes cutting-edge coverage of Kotlin Standard Library, functional programming, platform-independent Kotlin, and more

Description

Kotlin is a statically typed programming language designed to interoperate with Java and fully supported by Google on the Android operating system.

Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular Kotlin Essentials course, this guide shows you how to work effectively with the Kotlin programming language through hands-on examples and clear explanations of key Kotlin concepts and foundational APIs. Written for Kotlin 1.2, this book will also introduce you to JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA development environment.

Whether you are an experienced Android developer looking for modern features beyond what Java offers or a new developer ready to learn your first programming language, the authors will guide you from first principles to advanced usage of Kotlin. By the end of this book, you will be empowered to create reliable, concise applications in Kotlin.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Getting Started
• 2. Constants, Types, and Variables
• 3. Conditionals
• 4. Null Safety and Exceptions
• 5. Arrays and Collections
• 6. Iteration
• 7. Kotlin Standard Library
• 8. Functions
• 9. Classes
• 10. Inheritance
• 11. Interfaces and Abstract Classes
• 12. Generics
• 13. Function Types and Higher-Order Functions
• 14. Functional Programming Basics
• 15. Extensions
• 16. Delegation
• 17. Java Interoperability and Reflection
• 18. Coroutines
• 19. Building Libraries with Kotlin
• 20. Your First Kotlin Android App
• 21. Platform-Independent Kotlin

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