Chandra Sekhar Nayak - Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Kotlin

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Chandra Sekhar Nayak is an experienced Java developer with extensive knowledge of Android development. He has created a lot of Android applications with a large user base. He is an active member of communities around Java and Android. Being a Kotlin enthusiast, he also created a Kotlin User Group in Bengaluru, India, called BlrKotlin. He runs a YouTube channel called Chanse Code. In his spare time, he loves writing blogs.

Rivu Chakraborty is a Google Certified Android Developer, Caster.io instructor, and Kotlin evangelist. With over 6 years' work experience, he is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer (Android) at BYJU'S The Learning App. Rivu considers himself a Kotlin and Android enthusiast-cum-evangelist. He has been using Kotlin since December 2015. Rivu created the KotlinKolkata User Group, and before moving out to Bangalore, was the lead organiser for both the Kotlin Kolkata User Group and GDG Kolkata.
Along with organizing events, he also speaks at events and conferences in India, including DroidJam India (India's premiere Android conference) and a couple of DevFests. Rivu has authored multiple books on Kotlin and Android development.

Ranga Rao Karanam is the founder of in 28 Minutes. He is a programmer, trainer, and architect. His areas of interest include cloud-native applications, microservices, evolutionary design, high-quality code, DevOps, BDD, TDD, and refactoring. He loves consulting for start-ups on developing scalable, component-based, cloud-native applications, and following modern development practices such as BDD, continuous delivery, and DevOps.

Ranga started in 28 Minutes with the vision of creating high-quality courses on developing cloud-native Java applications. He is looking forward to enhancing his already considerable success250,000 students on Udemy and 60,000 subscribers on YouTube. Ranga likes to play cricket and go hiking. His dream is to spend a year hiking the Himalayas.

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Data structures and algorithms are more than just theoretical concepts. Learning about them helps you to understand computational complexity, solve problems, and write efficient code. The concepts demonstrate how to design particular algorithms with real-world implementations.

We will learn about important data structures such as lists, arrays, queues, and stacks, d esigning some algorithms with real-life implementations, i dentifying appropriate tools for specific scenarios, and delivering immediate results. Kotlin's data structures and algorithms help you to write code that runs faster.

This book can be used as an end-to-end guide to solve complex problems in your daily development scenarios and will take you through techniques and real-world examples for creating apps in your regular production environment.

This book is for Kotlin developers who want to dive deep into the Kotlin language and learn the intricacies of implementing data structures and algorithms for scalable application development.

, A Walk Through Data Structures and Algorithms , examines the basic definition of data structures and algorithms, how we can classify them, and their importance.

, Arrays First Step to Grouping Data , dives deep into the most basic data structure, called an array. We will look at different types of arrays, and how to create and use them with some examples.