{"product_id":"kotlin-for-android-app-development-peter-sommerhoff-9780134854199","title":"Kotlin for Android App Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWrite More Robust and Maintainable Android Apps with Kotlin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Sommerhoff takes a practical approach to teaching Kotlin by providing a larger set of code listings that demonstrate language features and by guiding readers through the development of two Android apps step by step. . . . Peter finds a good balance between what is essential and what can be left to readers, so this book is an efficient yet comprehensible source for starting programming with Kotlin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Bernhard Rumpe, Professor of Software Engineering, RWTH Aachen University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Kotlin language brings state-of-the-art programming techniques and constructs to Android development. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKotlin for Android App Development\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e will help you rapidly understand Kotlin's principles and techniques, apply Kotlin in production app development, integrate Kotlin with existing Java code, and plan a migration to Kotlin, if you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you have at least basic programming experience (with any language), Peter Sommerhoff's well-crafted overview and examples will help you get quickly up-to-speed with the Kotlin language, its constructs, and its advanced functional and object-oriented capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce you've mastered these foundations, Sommerhoff walks you through two complete app development projects, introducing best practices and emerging patterns for writing code that's robust, concise, readable, and highly performant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand Kotlin's goals, principles, advantages, design, and constructs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTake full advantage of functional programming in the Kotlin environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWrite more concise and reusable code using Kotlin's object-oriented features\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteroperate with existing Java code, and plan a migration to Kotlin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse coroutines to efficiently handle concurrency\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCapture data via third-party APIs, map it to internal data representations, and present it to users\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaster best practices for architecting Kotlin Android apps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove productivity and readability by creating simple domain-specific languages in Kotlin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRegister your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and\/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Sommerhoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0134854195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780134854199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Addison-Wesley Professional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Peter Sommerhoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064789479679,"sku":"9780134854199","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b1d66fd-27de-488a-a09d-af3dd554577a.jpg?v=1768671059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kotlin-for-android-app-development-peter-sommerhoff-9780134854199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}