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Packt Publishing Limited Mastering Android Development With Kotlin by Milos Vasic
Master Android development using a variety of Kotlin featuresAbout This Book* Leverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application development* An illustrative guide that will help you write code based Kotlin language to build robust Android applications* Filled with various practical examples build amazing Android project using Kotlin so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenariosWho This Book Is ForThe book is for developers who want to build amazing Android applications in an easy and effective way. Basic knowledge of Kotlin is assumed, but you do not need any familiarity with Android development.What You Will Learn* Understand the basics of Android development with Kotlin* Get to know the key concepts in Android development* See how to create modern mobile applications for the Android platform* Adjust your applications look and feel* Know how to persist and share application database* Work with Services and other concurrency mechanisms* Write effective tests* Migrate an existing Java-based project to KotlinIn DetailKotlin is a programming language intended to be a better Java, and its designed to be usable and readable across large teams with different levels of knowledge. As a language, it helps developers build amazing Android applications in an easy and effective way.This book begins by giving you a strong grasp of Kotlins features in the context of Android development and its APIs. Moving on, youll take steps toward building stunning applications for Android. The book will show you how to set up the environment, and the difficulty level will grow steadily with the applications covered in the upcoming chapters.Later on, the book will introduce you to the Android Studio IDE, which plays an integral role in Android development. Well use Kotlins basic programming concepts such as functions, lambdas, properties, object-oriented code, safety aspects, type parameterization, testing, and concurrency, which will guide you through writing Kotlin code into production. Well also show you how to integrate Kotlin into any existing Android project.Style and approachIn this book, youll master Android development using Kotlin through real application examples. Well introduce you to basic Android concepts and offer guidance from the first steps to the final project. In each chapter, well develop one important application functionality as a development milestone. As we progress, youll become more experienced in Android and our application will progress toward a real-world product. Finally, when we complete the applications development, well write proper tests to ensure its production ready.show more