Effective Kotlin: Best Practices

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Kotlin is a powerful language, but understanding its features is just the beginning; knowing when and how to use them is crucial. This guide is designed for Kotlin developers aiming to enhance their skills. It outlines best practices for Kotlin development, presenting clear rules of thumb supported by detailed explanations and practical examples. The content delves into idiomatic Kotlin development, general programming best practices, and advanced features like DSL creation, generics, platform types, and inline functions and classes. To fully leverage Kotlin's advantages, developers must use it correctly, which requires a solid grasp of its features, purpose, and design. The book aims to teach how to utilize these features for safe, readable, scalable, and efficient code. While it focuses on Kotlin, it also covers general programming principles, making it a comprehensive resource on best practices. Targeted at experienced Kotlin developers, this book does not cover the basics but assumes familiarity with the language. It addresses concepts that even seasoned developers might overlook, such as Property Platform types, Named arguments, Property delegation, and Tail recursion. Ultimately, this guide aspires to help developers excel in Kotlin programming.