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Mastering Kotlin

Mastering Kotlin

By : Nate Ebel
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Mastering Kotlin

Mastering Kotlin

2.7 (3)
By: Nate Ebel

Overview of this book

Using Kotlin without taking advantage of its power and interoperability is like owning a sports car and never taking it out of the garage. While documentation and introductory resources can help you learn the basics of Kotlin, the fact that it’s a new language means that there are limited learning resources and code bases available in comparison to Java and other established languages. This Kotlin book will show you how to leverage software designs and concepts that have made Java the most dominant enterprise programming language. You’ll understand how Kotlin is a modern approach to object-oriented programming (OOP). This book will take you through the vast array of features that Kotlin provides over other languages. These features include seamless interoperability with Java, efficient syntax, built-in functional programming constructs, and support for creating your own DSL. Finally, you will gain an understanding of implementing practical design patterns and best practices to help you master the Kotlin language. By the end of the book, you'll have obtained an advanced understanding of Kotlin in order to be able to build production-grade applications.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
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Section 1: Kotlin – A Modern Solution to Application Development
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Section 2: Putting the Pieces Together – Modeling Data, Managing State, and Application Architecture
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Section 3: Play Nice – Integrating Kotlin With Existing Code
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Section 4: Go Beyond – Exploring Advanced and Experimental Language Features
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Section 5: The Wide World of Kotlin – Using Kotlin across the Entire Development Stack

Baby Steps – Integration through Testing

When choosing to integrate Kotlin into an existing code base, there are generally two approaches. The first is the jump right in and write production code using Kotlin approach. The other is to start integrating Kotlin through test code. In this chapter, we'll explore the pros and cons of a test-first integration plan, examine how testing with multiple languages can improve interop, and see how Kotlin DSLs can actually make testing easier.

This chapter is structured as follows:

  1. Understanding the pros and cons of integrating Kotlin via a testing-first approach
  2. How writing production code and tests in different languages can improve the overall interop experience
  3. Exploring how the available testing DSLs make testing easy in Kotlin
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