eBook - ePub

The Joy of Kotlin

Name: The Joy of Kotlin
Author: Pierre-Yves Saumont

Pierre-Yves Saumont,

480 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

The Joy of Kotlin

Pierre-Yves Saumont,

About this book

Summary

Maintaining poor legacy code, interpreting cryptic comments, and writing the same boilerplate over and over can suck the joy out of your life as a Java developer. Fear not! There's hope! Kotlin is an elegant JVM language with modern features and easy integration with Java. The Joy of Kotlin teaches you practical techniques to improve abstraction and design, to write comprehensible code, and to build maintainable bug-free applications.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Your programming language should be expressive, safe, flexible, and intuitive, and Kotlin checks all the boxes! This elegant JVM language integrates seamlessly with Java, and makes it a breeze to switch between OO and functional styles of programming. It's also fully supported by Google as a first-class Android language. Master the powerful techniques in this unique book, and you'll be able to take on new challenges with increased confidence and skill.

About the Book

The Joy of Kotlin teaches you to write comprehensible, easy-to-maintain, safe programs with Kotlin. In this expert guide, seasoned engineer Pierre-Yves Saumont teaches you to approach common programming challenges with a fresh, FP-inspired perspective. As you work through the many examples, you'll dive deep into handling errors and data properly, managing state, and taking advantage of laziness. The author's down-to-earth examples and experience-driven insights will make you a better—and more joyful—developer!

What's inside

Programming with functions
Dealing with optional data
Safe handling of errors and exceptions
Handling and sharing state mutation

About the Reader

Written for intermediate Java or Kotlin developers.

About the Author

Pierre-Yves Saumont is a senior software engineer at Alcatel-Submarine Networks. He's the author of Functional Programming in Java (Manning, 2017).

Table of Contents

Making programs safer
Functional programming in Kotlin: An overview
Programming with functions
Recursion, corecursion, and memoization
Data handling with lists
Dealing with optional data
Handling errors and exceptions
Advanced list handling
Working with laziness
More data handling with trees
Solving problems with advanced trees
Functional input/output
Sharing mutable states with actors
Solving common problems functionally

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