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Kotlin for Android Developers [Video], by Packt Publishing

Kotlin for Android Developers [Video]

This is the code repository for Kotlin for Android Developers [Video], published by Packt. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the video course from start to finish.

About the Video Course

Kotlin is a trending language for modern Android developers and enables you to build Android apps faster and more conveniently than in Java! This course helps Android developers switch from Java and to Kotlin for Android development; it teaches you the essential Kotlin features you need to know to do this!

This course starts by introducing you to Android Studio where you'll build your first application in Kotlin. After this, you will delve into the Kotlin Toolbox for Kotlin Android Extensions. You will also compare classes and functions in Kotlin and also control flow and loops. We'll discuss some problems in Java and how Kotlin fixes them, and how Kotlin tackles many of Java's drawbacks such as verbosity and null safety. You will also get into exciting topics such as extension functions. Finally, you'll build a Stock Trading app entirely in Kotlin while comparing some parts to Java to ease the transition.

By the end of this course, you will be comfortable developing an Android application using only the Kotlin language. You will no longer be dependent only on Java to do this.

What You Will Learn

• Run a Kotlin application and understand its integration with Android Studio
• Incorporate Kotlin into new/existing Android Java-based projects
• Upgrade your toolbox and learn about Kotlin Android Extensions
• Define various types of class and deal with properties 
• Delve into control-flow along with mutable and immutable values
• Build a Stock Trading app using higher-order functions in Kotlin.

Instructions and Navigation

Assumed Knowledge

To fully benefit from the coverage included in this course, you will need:
Basic understanding of the JVM platform is required

Technical Requirements

This course has the following software requirements:
Software required

OS required - Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)

IntelliJ IDEA 2016.x

Java Development Kit 1.8

Gradle 3.x

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