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Mastering Kotlin

By : Nate Ebel
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Mastering Kotlin

By: Nate Ebel

Overview of this book

Using Kotlin without taking advantage of its power and interoperability is like owning a sports car and never taking it out of the garage. While documentation and introductory resources can help you learn the basics of Kotlin, the fact that it’s a new language means that there are limited learning resources and code bases available in comparison to Java and other established languages. This Kotlin book will show you how to leverage software designs and concepts that have made Java the most dominant enterprise programming language. You’ll understand how Kotlin is a modern approach to object-oriented programming (OOP). This book will take you through the vast array of features that Kotlin provides over other languages. These features include seamless interoperability with Java, efficient syntax, built-in functional programming constructs, and support for creating your own DSL. Finally, you will gain an understanding of implementing practical design patterns and best practices to help you master the Kotlin language. By the end of the book, you'll have obtained an advanced understanding of Kotlin in order to be able to build production-grade applications.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
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Section 1: Kotlin – A Modern Solution to Application Development
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Section 2: Putting the Pieces Together – Modeling Data, Managing State, and Application Architecture
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Section 3: Play Nice – Integrating Kotlin With Existing Code
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Section 4: Go Beyond – Exploring Advanced and Experimental Language Features
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Section 5: The Wide World of Kotlin – Using Kotlin across the Entire Development Stack

Chapter 16: Taming the Monolith with Microservices

  1. Why are "monoliths" difficult to manage at scale?
  • Services and responsibilities become tightly coupled. It can become difficult to understand the entirety of the system and how a single change may impact other parts of the code. It therefore may become challenging to maintain, modify, and optimize the system.
  1. What is a microservice architecture?
  • An application architecture in which individual functionality is broken down into individual services that work together.
  1. What is a microservice?
  • A small, specialized service that works as a part of a larger system of services.
  1. Can you name a server-side framework that is compatible with Kotlin?
  • Ktor
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot
  1. What is Ktor?
  • A Kotlin-based framework for asynchronous client/server code
  1. Why might Kotlin be a good choice for writing backend code?
  • It...