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Recommended book by a foreign author: Kotlin for Android Developers, the Chinese version can be found at:

https://github.com/wangjiegulu/kotlin-for-android-developers-zh. After reading, I found this book to be excellent; it is the first systematic introduction to using Kotlin for Android development, and I recommend it to everyone!

About This Book

In this book, I will use Kotlin as the main language to develop an Android application. The approach is to learn the language through developing an application, rather than the traditional structure. I will stop at points of interest to explain some concepts and features of Kotlin in comparison with Java 1.7. This way, you will understand the differences and know which language features can enhance your work efficiency.

This book is not a language reference book, but it is a tool for Android developers to learn Kotlin and use it in their projects. I will solve many typical problems we encounter in daily life using some language features and interesting tools and libraries.

This book is very practical, so I suggest you practice along with my examples and code in front of your computer. Whenever you have ideas, you can delve into practice.

About the Author

Antonio Leiva is an Android engineer who focuses on exploring new potential possibilities in Android development and writing about them. He maintains a blog on many different Android development topics at antonioleiva.com.

Antonio started as a CRM technical consultant, but after a while, he sought new passions and discovered the world of Android. Gaining relevant experience on an excellent platform, he later joined a major mobile company in Spain, leading multiple projects as a new adventure.

Currently, he works as an Android engineer at Plex and plays an important role in Android design and UX.

You can follow him on Twitter @lime_cl.

Table of Contents

Is This Book Right for You?

This book is written to help Android developers who are interested in using Kotlin for development.

If you meet the following criteria, this book is suitable for you:

• You have basic knowledge of Android development and the Android SDK.

• You want to follow an example written in Kotlin to learn the language.

• You need a guide on how to use a more concise and vivid language to solve typical problems encountered in daily life.

On the other hand, this book may not be suitable for you because:

• This book is not a Kotlin bible. I will explain all the basic syntax of Kotlin, even including some relatively complex ideas I encounter along the way. So you will learn through examples, not otherwise.

• I will not explain how to develop an Android application. You don’t need deep development knowledge, but at least understand the basics, such as Android Studio, Gradle, Java, and the Android SDK. You might learn some new things about Android development.

• This book is not a guide to functional programming languages. Of course, since Java 7 is not functional style at all, I will explain what you need to know, but I won’t delve deeply into the topic of functional programming.

Appendix:

1. Chinese translation of the official Kotlin documentation:

Click the “Read the Original” below to get it

2. Learning videos:

Click the “Read the Original” below to get it

More learning materials can be obtained by clicking the “Read the Original” below