Books by Ken Kousen

Use Kotlin to build Android apps, web applications, and morewhile you learn the nuances of this popular language. With this unique cookbook, developers will learn how to apply thisJava-based language to their own projects. Both experienced programmers and those new to Kotlin will benefit from the practical recipes in this book.Author Ken Kousen (Modern Java Recipes) shows you how to solve problems with Kotlin by concentrating on your own use cases rather than on basic syntax. You provide the contextand this book supplies the answers. Already big in Android development, Kotlin can be used anywhere Java is applied, as well as for iOS development, native applications, JavaScriptgeneration, and more. Jump in and build meaningful projects with Kotlin today.Apply functional programming concepts, including lambdas, sequences, and concurrencySee how to use delegates, late initialization, and scope functionsExplore Java interoperability and access Java libraries using KotlinAdd your own extension functionsUse helpful libraries such as JUnit 5Get practical advice for working with specific frameworks, like Android and Spring

This hands-on guide provides a collection of Gradle recipes to help you quickly and easily accomplish the most common build tasks for your Android apps. You'll learn how to customize project layouts, add dependencies, and generate many different versions of your app.