Download Kotlin Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) Authored By Josh Skeen, David Greenhalgh Shown In Hardcover

introduction for beginner to intermediate developers, For experienced programmers, kotlinlang. org is probably sufficient. I was excited to hear that BNR was working on a Kotlin specific book, Their content is usually well regarded, so I expected this book to be organized and well written, and it seems to be,

I have been writing Java Android software for many years, so have some experience, It seems like this book would be OK for the complete beginner, as it does a good job of walking the reader through the necessary steps to complete a learning unit.
I wanted a book that started with the basics, because I wanted to make sure I was learning these fundamental concepts well from the beginning.


This book walks the reader through building a project, Over time, the project becomes complicated, as the topics being taught become complex, I plan to read this book from start to finish, and build the project to it's completion, I think you could also read particular chapters if you didn't want to do the entire project,

So far, I have found the level of the material to be well designed for me, I am finding it quite easy to learn Kotlin, I am not sure if it is because of my previous Java experience, the pragmatic nature of Kotlin, or that this book is well written.
I suspect it is a combination of each of those, I've bought this book, together with Android Programming, to finally dive into the world of developing Android applications, It covers Kotlin in quite a lot of detail, which is ok, What I don't like is the structure of the book, I prefer a book to go through an entire sample application, where they teach you

everything you need to know about a language, but with a tangible result at the end.


It promises to do that, but the firstchapters you are just writing code in random Kotlin files, with no real purpose, It's a mystery to me why they can't just build a sample application from the ground up, teaching you everything you need to know to build basic knowledge.
There's nothing stopping authors to explain the different collections by building them into the actual application, as opposed to covering seemingly disconnected examples that you forgot the moment you go to the next chapter.


It's heavily oriented towards Intellij, which is another decision I don't fully understand, Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Jetbrains tools, but it puzzles me why they need to specify which menus to click to create a file.


If you have experience developing applications in general, not particular mobile applications, you can skip the firstchapters, It's up to you whether or not you think it's worth spending your money on it, if half the book isn't really worth spending time on.
The only thing I didn't like is the reference application being built, It's some kind of text based game,

But otherwise, this is the best Kotlin book out there currently on the market, When it comes to learning, I'm a book guy, I like that unlike many blogs, the content is edited, double checked, and took longer than an hour to write,

This book is well written, and does a great job of explaining not just "how", but also "why, " It's not overly dry, and the exercises and example code all works together,

One small nit: some of the exercises aren't super clear, but they aren't crucial to learning, This is not the lightweight "a few topics in Kotlin" book, This is the manual. It is clear, relatively easy to read, given the scope, and useful as a reference, once you get done reading it, Best Kotlin book so far, Google 'Kotlin pdf' and you will find better books than this, for free, Not sure why so manystar reviews for this book, I read half of it and gave up, Tavern, Sword Juggler unrealistic examples, I won't recommend the book because:
it focuses on unrealistic examples,
it forces you to think around the example,

shame so many current books are following this trend, This book was incredible. Easy to follow examples and clear explainations, If you are an Android developer this is a MUST, Great book, only reason it isstar instead ofis that it is due a revised edition I wanted a book to migrate from Java, quickly and efficiently.
This is not it.
Clearly, the authors miss their college programs, Booze jokes sprinkled through sections,
Non traditional lay out of topics so you can cover developing a text based adventure game,
When I wasif I hadn't known how to program, I might have enjoyed this book,
But this is not a book for grown ups migrating languages, trying to quickly get a handle of the new language
I'm just going to use the kotlin docs I incorrectly thought a book would be faster.
Kotlin is a statically typed programming language designed to interoperate with Java and fully supported by Google on the Android operating system,
Based on Big Nerd Ranchs popular Kotlin Essentials course, this guide shows you how to work effectively with the Kotlin programming language through hands on examples and clear explanations of key Kotlin concepts and foundational APIs.
Written for Kotlin., this book will also introduce you to JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA development environment,
Whether you are an experienced Android developer looking for modern features beyond what Java offers or a new developer ready to learn your first programming language, the authors will guide you from first principles to advanced usage of Kotlin.
By the end of this book, you will be empowered to create reliable, concise applications in Kotlin, .