Kotlin for Java Developers

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Kotlin is a concise, easy-to-use programming language from JetBrains that's 100% compatible with Java, and is an officially supported development language for Android. With its clean syntax and ability to eliminate most null pointer exceptions, Kotlin makes coding easier, faster, and generally more fun. In this course, learn the basics of Kotlin programming and explore its interoperability with Java. Aman Thakur explains why you might want to learn this language, and walks through some of its key features, including operator overloading, generics, and lambdas. Plus, Aman shows how to call Java libraries from Kotlin—and vice versa—and covers functional programming in Kotlin. Topics include:

• Kotlin as a better Java
• Setting up a Kotlin programming environment
• Val vs. var
• Understanding basic Kotlin programming concepts
• Object-oriented programming
• Using Java from Kotlin
• Using Kotlin from Java
• Operator overloading, Annotations, and Reflection
• Functional programming in Kotlin

For Android developers, Kotlin support is a chance to use a modern and powerful language, helping solve common headaches such as runtime exceptions and source code verbosity. Kotlin is easy to get started with and can be gradually introduced into existing projects, which means that your existing skills and technology investments are preserved.