Learn Kotlin for Android Development: The Next Generation Language for Modern Android Apps Programming

By Peter Spath and Peter Späth

Build Android apps and learn the essentials of the popular Kotlin programming language and APIs. This book will teach you the key Kotlin skills and techniques important for creating your very own Android apps. Apart from introducing Kotlin programming, Learn Kotlin for Android Development stresses clean code principles and introduces object-oriented and functional programming as a starting point for developing Android apps.
After reading and using this book, you'll have a foundation to take away and apply to your own Kotlin-based Android app development. You'll be able to write useful and efficient Kotlin-based apps for Android, using most of the features Kotlin as a language has to offer.
What You Will LearnBuild your first Kotlin app that runs on Android
Work with Kotlin classes and objects for Android
Use constructs, loops, decisions, and scopes
Carry out operations on data
Master data containers, arrays, and collections
Handle exceptions and access external libraries
Who This Book Is For
Very little programming experience is required: no prior knowledge of Kotlin needed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484244664
• ISBN13: 9781484244661
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"