I'm a backend engineer, , Google GDE, working on Kotlin for 5 years. I am writing a book on how to use functional programming to build a complete application in Kotlin. I started working on it 3 years ago and it's based on real production code of several projects I worked on. It's now possible to buy the ebook in Beta: https://pragprog.com/titles/uboop/from-objects-to-functions/

My new book is out: https://amzn.to/3tI3o6r https://www.raywenderlich.com/books/android-app-distribution

Does anyone know any good books that can help me learn about the Kotlin standard library instead of looking through documentation?

I want to become a Coroutines expert. I would like a resource (strongly prefer a book) that starts from the basics, and thoroughly goes until the very end. I found this book but it was published in July 2018, and I feel like a lot has changed, and am worried about learning out of date information. I took the tutorial on the Kotlin website, but I felt it went too fast on certain ideas, and didn't expound enough. I also learn better from many worked examples, as is common in books. I also want something more comprehensive than those tutorials. Any tips?

Also, does anyone have any book recommendations for learning Kotlin/JS?

Hi Sam, you can also take a look into below books: 1. https://leanpub.com/coroutines 2. https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Android-Kotlin-Structured-Concurrency-dp-1492063002 IMO, the first one approach by hand-on step by step to explain the concept, The second one will be good choice if you have Android background with detail explain about evolution from Thread to high level API specific in Android context

Hi! I'd like to start with Kotlin, I prefer to learn through books. Do you recommend some books? I'm a Java Developer looking for some fresh air and a new way to do things, as far as I know, Kotlin has multiple new concepts related to functional programming

Is there a book on Kotlin of equivalent importance to Effective Java? Something that is a “must read” for advanced level?

I've just published “Functional Programming Ideas for the Curious Kotliner” https://leanpub.com/fp-ideas-kotlin

Kotlin lies in a really interesting intersection of programming styles, with functional programming becoming increasingly popular. Functional style is by no means new, so why not take advantage of the decades of ideas, concepts, and patterns from that community? In this book we explore those ideas with a higher impact on Kotlin code, including how to model data in immutable fashion, describing dependencies using contexts and effects, or treating actions as data.

What is the best Kotlin book for Android developers with practical samples ?

Does someone recommends this book for a kotlin begginer? Head First Kotlin (oreilly.com)

5$ https://www.packtpub.com/product/kotlin-design-patterns-and-best-practices-second-edition/9781801815727

my first book, “Pro Kotlin Web Apps from Scratch”, just got released 🥳 From the publisher (digital + physical): https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-9057-6 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Kotlin-Apps-Scratch-Production-ready/dp/1484290569

congratulations.. just bought it

Can anyone recommend a good book that analyses programming language features like type safety, null-safety etc. (hopefully one of the languages is Kotlin) and how they apply/don’t apply in the said languages with real life use cases?

I’m looking for books on distributed system design that do not deal with various data races and failure condition naively.

As far as Kotlin books, an advanced book on concurrency that deal with non-trivial cases like how to deal with resource disposal in flows.

by the way, I just remembered something. Pro Kotlin Web Apps from Scratch is breaking new ground! It uses 2 spaces for indentation, instead of 4 😎 All other books uses 4 spaces. Which makes sense, as that’s the standard convention in Kotlin. But whitespace is the biggest enemy for code snippets in books, so I rolled with 2 💪

that’s a slight lie though, there’s one notable exception: Atomic Kotlin (Eckel, Isakova) also uses 2 spaces. And I’m glad it does, not sure I would have been brave enough to be the first 2-space Kotlin book

hello y'all, I'm wanting to understand coroutines and all the concurrency gubbins the kotlin provides with flows and channels etc. Can anyone recommend a good book?

Hi there! Any educated guesses as to when Kotlin in Action 2nd edition is to be expected?

I have the exact same question, I have asked this in the #kotlin-in-action channel as well. But haven't yet got any response. I too am eagerly awaiting its arrival.

Answer from @Sebastian Aigner in another thread... 👍🏼 https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C0B8MA7FA/p1692626383374469?thread_ts=1692614307.812029&cid=C0B8MA7FA

My book on functional Kotln and DDD is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Objects-Functions-Software-Functional-Programming/dp/1680508458

My foundational Android book was just released today on Amazon and Kodeco.com. 😁🎉🚀 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kodecodev_android-fundamentals-by-tutorials-activity-7153363936669569024-btVG

Just arrived in the mail today 😊

Excited to share my book, Kotlin Crash Course, with the Kotlin community! It’s a hands-on guide to mastering Kotlin through practical projects, including building REST APIs and serverless applications. Check it out on Amazon or BPB Publishing. More details in my blog post here.

My first book just got published, it is about the Kotlin backend stack (Ktor/Exposed) (in french 🇫🇷) https://www.editions-eni.fr/livre/kotlin-developpement-backend-d-applications-web-avec-ktor-et-exposed-9782409047008

yesterday, a print edition of Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide was released 🎉 kudos @Dave Leeds , I admire the high quality and the sense of humor through the cartoons