Kotlin for Java Developers

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Andrejs Doronins

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1. Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

01:21

2. Starting with Kotlin

1. Introduction.mp4

03:56

2. Course Overview.mp4

00:43

3. Setting Up.mp4

07:26

3. Kotlin Types and Variables

1. Introduction.mp4

00:57

2. Kotlin Basic Types.mp4

06:50

3. Type Conversion and Promotion.mp4

04:03

4. String Templates.mp4

01:20

5. Var Val Const.mp4

02:45

6. Comparing Values the Right Way.mp4

03:36

7. Nullability and Why It Matters.mp4

06:31

8. Coding Challenge.mp4

03:03

9. Summary.mp4

01:46

4. Better Branching and Looping

1. Branching - if-else.mp4

03:03

2. Branching - when.mp4

03:07

3. Demo - Improving the Unit Converter.mp4

02:03

4. Looping in Kotlin.mp4

04:40

5. Coding Challenge - Implement Basic Encryption.mp4

03:32

6. Summary.mp4

01:32

5. Writing Idiomatic Functions

1. Introduction.mp4

00:42

2. The Syntax Basics.mp4

06:52

3. Demo - Refactor Unit Converter Using Functions.mp4

00:57

4. Understanding Higher Order Functions.mp4

03:27

5. Varargs, Optional and Named Arguments.mp4

06:40

6. What are Extension Functions.mp4

04:38

7. Using Local Functions.mp4

02:57

8. Summary.mp4

01:52

06. Cleaner Object-oriented Code

01. Introduction.mp4

01:42

02. Kotlin OOP Basics.mp4

03:54

03. Kotlins Modifiers.mp4

03:49

04. Constructor Basics.mp4

05:21

05. Constructor Gotchas.mp4

02:32

06. Demo - Reimplement the Unit Converter.mp4

01:22

07. Adding Validation - the init Block.mp4

02:28

08. Better Getters and Setters.mp4

06:36

09. The Object Keyword.mp4

03:33

10. Enums, Data and Sealed Classes.mp4

03:49

11. Summary.mp4

01:11

7. Course Wrap Up

1. Collections API Overview.mp4

07:09

2. What We Didnt Cover.mp4

04:59

3. Further Learning.mp4

02:32

Description

Looking to expand your language toolkit? Watch this crash course on Kotlin - a versatile language that is a must-learn for Java developers seeking to write cleaner, more expressive and concise code.

What You'll Learn?

Java is a popular language, but it remains relatively verbose. In this course, Kotlin for Java Developers, you'll learn the fundamentals of Kotlin - a modern, pragmatic language designed to improve productivity and readability.

First, you'll explore the basic building blocks of Kotlin - variables, their types and how their declaration differs from Java.

Next, you'll learn how to write concise and expressive code with fundamental branching and looping statements and expressions, as well as how to write idiomatic Kotlin functions.

Finally, you'll learn the basics of creating Object-Oriented Kotling code.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Kotlin fundamentals needed to write idiomatic Kotlin code.

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Andrejs Doronins

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Andrejs is a Quality Assurance professional with over 6 years of experience. He specializes in Test Automation but does not neglect the importance of getting involved in the Software Development Life Cycle early - finding issues during requirements analysis is as important as doing manual and exploratory testing. He is experienced in writing unit, integration and acceptance tests for a wide number of technologies and contexts - from browser automation to the Web API layer and all the way to testing Enterprise messaging components.

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Pluralsight, LLC is an American privately held online education company that offers a variety of video training courses for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals through its website. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, and Bill Williams, the company has its headquarters in Farmington, Utah. As of July 2018, it uses more than 1,400 subject-matter experts as authors, and offers more than 7,000 courses in its catalog. Since first moving its courses online in 2007, the company has expanded, developing a full enterprise platform, and adding skills assessment modules.