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Mastering Kotlin

Mastering Kotlin

By : Nate Ebel
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Mastering Kotlin

Mastering Kotlin

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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

Building a Hello Kotlin project

Now that we have an understanding of how the Kotlin to JavaScript compilation works, where you can make use of the compiled JavaScript, and why you might want to consider using Kotlin, let's walk through building a simple web app using Kotlin.

We're going to walk through the setup of a new Kotlin project with a JavaScript target. We'll then examine the output artifacts of the JavaScript compilation to understand what the compiler is actually producing when we build our project. And finally, we'll make use of those build artifacts to run a simple Kotlin function when our web page is loaded.

Creating a Kotlin project with a JavaScript target

To start a new Kotlin project that...

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