Vasić - Mastering Android development with Kotlin: deep dive into the world of Android to create robust applications with Kotlin

BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI

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First published: November 2017

Production reference: 1061117

ISBN 978-1-78847-369-9

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Milo Vasi is a software engineer, author, and open source enthusiast. He holds a bachelor's degree in the programming of computer graphics and a master's degree in the field of Android programming; both degrees were gained at Singidunum University. He published his first book, Fundamental Kotlin, in October 2016, thus achieving his dream of becoming an author. He's currently employed at the Robert Bosch company, where he's working on SDKs for the auto-industry. When he is not working on new books, Milo works on his open source projects.

This book has been a long and fun journey that I would not have manage to accomplish without help. So I think it's only polite to give gratitude.

First of all, I would like to thank my girlfriend and personal assistant, Maja. She was the one who supported me and helped me while writing my first book Fundamental Kotlin and continued to do so with this one. She improved this book greatly by helping me write coherent text that is understandable even for those who are not experienced in programming.

Next I would like to thank my editor at Packt Akshada. She was the best editor I could ask for and she helped me immensely with excellent advices and endless patience. The whole team at Packt that stands behind was book was incredibly supportive and helpful.

Big thanks also to my friends who tolerated me and constantly filled me up with large amounts of coffee. Especially to my friend Vanja Petkovic. He was the technical editor for this book and it wouldn't be the same without him.

And last but not least I would like to thank to my family for supporting me in my dream of becoming software engineer. They were with me and they were patient during all my phases! But, the most important of all, they believed in me!

None of this would be possible if there weren't people who read my first book. I am forever grateful for their support. See you in my next book!

Best wishes,

Milo

Vanja Petkovic studied math and computer science at Belgrade University, Serbia. There, he also obtained his MSc in computer science. He has been working as a software engineer for more than 13 years. Currently, he lives in Switzerland and works for Leica Geosystems in the 3D scanning department. He has specialized in software development for mobile devices and backend services. He started with software development for Palm OS, through Windows Mobile OS and Blackberry OS to Android OS and iOS today. His preferred weapons for developing backend services are Java and Spring.

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Android is the most popular platform for mobile devices. Every year, there are more and more developers getting involved in Android development. The Android Framework makes it possible to develop applications for mobile phones, tablets, televisions, and much more! So far, all development has been done in Java. Recently, Google announced Kotlin as the second language developers can use. Because of this, and with Kotlin's ever-growing popularity, we decided to introduce you to Android using Kotlin as its primary development programming language.