Kotlin in action / Dmitry Jemerov and Svetlana Isakova ; foreword by Andrey Breslav.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jemerov, Dmitry, author.

Isakova, Svetlana, author.

Contributor:

Breslav, Andrey, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kotlin (Computer program language).

Functional programming (Computer science).

Java (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Shelter Island, New York : Manning, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summary Kotlin in Action guides experienced Java developers from the language basics of Kotlin all the way through building applications to run on the JVM and Android devices. About the Technology Developers want to get work done—and the less hassle, the better. Coding with Kotlin means less hassle. The Kotlin programming language offers an expressive syntax, a strong intuitive type system, and great tooling support along with seamless interoperability with existing Java code, libraries, and frameworks. Kotlin can be compiled to Java bytecode, so you can use it everywhere Java is used, including Android. And with an effi cient compiler and a small standard library, Kotlin imposes virtually no runtime overhead. About the Book Kotlin in Action teaches you to use the Kotlin language for production-quality applications. Written for experienced Java developers, this example-rich book goes further than most language books, covering interesting topics like building DSLs with natural language syntax. The authors are core Kotlin developers, so you can trust that even the gnarly details are dead accurate. What’s Inside Functional programming on the JVM Writing clean and idiomatic code Combining Kotlin and Java Domain-specific languages About the Reader This book is for experienced Java developers. About the Authors Dmitry Jemerov and Svetlana Isakova are core Kotlin developers at JetBrains.

Contents:

PART 1 INTRODUCING KOTLIN

Kotlin: What and why

Kotlin basics

Defining and calling functions

Classes, objects and interfaces

Programming with Lambdas

The Kotlin type system PART 2 EMBRACING KOTLIN

Operator overloading and other conventions

Higher-order functions: Lambdas as parameters and return values

Generics

Annotations and reflections

DSL construction

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781638353690

1638353697

9781617293290

1617293296

OCLC:

978351853