Kotlin is attracting attention as "a better Java" especially since Google backed it as a language for Android development. In this book, some chapters of which you can read on this site, Mike James introduces Kotlin to programmers. You don't have to be an expert programmer in Java or any other language, but you need to know the basics of programming and using objects.

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While Kotlin is similar to Java and you can pick up much of the language as you go along, a deeper understanding will enable you to create better and more robust programs. As with all languages there are some subtle areas where an understanding of how things work makes all the difference.

Author: Mike James
Publisher: I/O Press
Date: September 2017
Pages: 194
ISBN: 978-1871962536
Print: 1871962536
Audience: Java programmers, Android developers and programmers wanting to discover why Kotlin is a better Java
Level: Intermediate 

• What makes Kotlin Special
• The Basics: Variables, Primitive Types and Functions
• Control
• Strings and Arrays
• The Class & The Object
• Inheritance
• The Type Hierarchy
• Generics
• Collections, Iterators, Sequences & Ranges
• Advanced functions
• Anonymous, Lamdas & Inline Functions
• Data classes, enums and destructuring
• Exceptions, Annotations & Reflection
• Working with Java

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