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Joe Howard

Irina Galata

Ellen Shapiro

Victoria Gonda

Learn how to program with Kotlin!Kotlin is the exciting modern language from JetBrains, creators of IntelliJ IDEA, the basis of many popular IDEs such as Android Studio and PyCharm. Since the adoption of Kotlin by Google as an official language for Android, the momentum behind Kotlin has gone off the charts.Kotlin supports many platforms, including Android, the web, the back-end, and even iOS. By reading this book, you'll be ready to use Kotlin on any and all of these platforms.Who This Book Is ForThis book is for complete beginners to Kotlin. No prior programming experience is necessary!Topics Covered in Kotlin ApprenticeKotlin Development Environment: See how to setup a development environment for Kotlin using IntelliJ IDEA.Numbers and Strings: These are the basic kinds of data in any app-learn how to use them in Kotlin.Making Decisions: Your code doesn't always run straight through-learn how to use conditions and loops to control program flow.Functions and Lambdas: Group your code together into reusable chunks to run and pass around.Collection Types: Discover the many ways Kotlin offers to store and organize data into collections.Building Your Own Types: Learn how to model elements in your app using classes, objects, interfaces, and enumerations.Functional Programming: Learn how to use Kotlin in a functional style and how this can make your code clearer and more efficient.Coroutines: Asynchronous programming can be a complex topic on any platform, but Kotlin gives you a clear and consise approach with coroutines.Kotlin Platforms and Scripting: Learn about how Kotlin can be used on multiple platforms and see its use as a scripting language.Kotlin/Native and Multiplatform: See how to use Kotlin/Native to bring your apps to more than one platform.One thing you can count on: after reading this book, you'll be prepared to take advantage of Kotlin wherever you choose to use it!

Beginning Programming with Kotlin

Kotlin Apprentice (Third Edition)

Before. In the Autumn of 1888 Jack the Ripper murdered five prostitutes in London, England, in the most gruesome manner imaginable. The murders remain unsolved to this day. Present Day. When, in 2004, prostitutes in Deerfield Beach, Florida are murdered, Broward Sheriffs Office Chief Henry Patterson enlists the aid of ex-MPD detective Jack Lacey and his friend, Jeff Stone, to help in the search for the killer. A person who signs himself Jack the Little Ripper sends letters to the police. Seven prostitutes are murdered, after which the killer vanishes, only to resurface again a year later. Lacey believes a copycat killer, one who has studied Jack the Rippers methods extensively, is responsible. With the help of the Internet and a lot of research, he begins to discover the motive behind the prostitute murders and to arrive at the truth.

A Novel

With Malicious Intent

Before(1600s) Captain William Kidd, after plundering ships in the Caribbean, buries part of his treasure, then races up the East Coast of North America with British Navy warships hot on his heels. Present Day Four friends meet to discuss a summer vacation together. They tour Oak Island in Nova Scotia with a metal detector where it was thought some of Kidds gold was buried, but apart from finding some skeletons and human remains, meet with little success. One of the friends is murdered in a location called the Money Pit and his body is later discovered on one of the beaches. The search for Kidds gold is abandoned and a lengthy hunt for the killer follows. Finally, during a trial by jury, a conspiracy is uncovered and the perpetrators are eventually brought to justice.

Dangerous Temptation

Kotlin Apprentice (Second Edition)

Raywenderlich Com Team

Learn how to program with Kotlin! Kotlin is the exciting modern language from JetBrains, creators of IntelliJ IDEA, the basis of many popular IDEs such as Android Studio and PyCharm. Since the adoption of Kotlin by Google as an official language for Android, the momentum behind Kotlin has gone off the charts. In this book, you'll start with the basics of programming using Kotlin. You'll next learn everything from collections and lambdas to classes and interfaces, and then move on to more advanced topics like functional programming and coroutines. Kotlin supports many platforms, including Android, JavaScript, the JVM, and someday even iOS. By reading this book, you'll be ready to use Kotlin on any and all of these platforms. Who This Book Is For This book is for complete beginners to Kotlin. No prior programming experience is necessary! Topics Covered in Kotlin Apprentice Kotlin Development Environment: See how to setup a development environment for Kotlin using IntelliJ IDEA. Numbers and Strings: These are the basic kinds of data in any app-learn how to use them in Kotlin. Making Decisions: Your code doesn't always run straight through-learn how to use conditions and loops to control program flow. Functions and Lambdas: Group your code together into reusable chunks to run and pass around. Collection Types: Discover the many ways Kotlin offers to store and organize data into collections. Building Your Own Types: Learn how to model elements in your app using classes, objects, interfaces, and enumerations. Exceptions: Make your code more robust and flexible by signaling and handling exception conditions. Functional Programming: Learn how to use Kotlin in a functional style and how this can make your code clearer and more efficient. Coroutines: Asynchronous programming can be a complex topic on any platform, but Kotlin gives you a clear and consise approach with coroutines. Kotlin Platforms and Scripting: Learn about how Kotlin can be used on multiple platforms and see its use as a scripting language. One thing you can count on: after reading this book, you'll be prepared to take advantage of Kotlin wherever you choose to use it!

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