Head First Kotlin - A Brain-Friendly Guide

"Head First Kotlin is a complete introduction to coding in Kotlin. This hands-on book helps you learn the Kotlin language with a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals and teaches you how to think like a great Kotlin developer. You'll learn everything from language fundamentals to collections, generics, lambdas, and higher-order functions. Along the way, you'll get to play with both object-oriented and functional programming."--Publisher's description.

About the author

Dawn Griffiths has over 20 years experience working in the IT industry, working as a senior developer and senior software architect. She has written various books in the Head First series, including Head First Android Development. She also developed the animated video course The Agile Sketchpad with her husband, David, as a way of teaching key concepts and techniques in a way that keeps your brain active and engaged.

David Griffiths is an Agile coach and software developer. He began programming at age 12 when he saw a documentary on the work of Seymour Papert, and when he was 15, he wrote an implementation of Papert's computer language LOGO. Before writing Head First Kotlin, David wrote various other Head First books, including Head First Android Development, and created The Agile Sketchpad video course with Dawn.

Summary

Head First Kotlin is a complete introduction to coding in Kotlin. This hands-on book helps you learn the Kotlin language with a unique method that goes beyond syntax and how-to manuals and teaches you how to think like a great Kotlin developer.

Product details

• Authors: David Griffiths, Dawn Griffiths, Griffiths David, Griffiths Dawn
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781491996690
• ISBN: 978-1-4919-9669-0
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 250 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 666 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; COMPUTERS / Programming / Mobile Devices, Web programming, Mobile & handheld device programming / Apps programming, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Programming, Mobile and handheld device programming / Apps programming, COMPUTERS / Languages / Java, Client-Server networking, COMPUTERS / Distributed Systems / Client-Server Computing, Client–Server networking