This intensive, hands-on course bridges the gap between Java and Kotlin, empowering experienced developers to write cleaner, more expressive code. Through a series of practical exercises directly in the IDE, you will move beyond basic syntax to adopt idiomatic Kotlin, leveraging its seamless interoperability to enhance existing Java projects or build robust new backend and Android applications.
Kotlin for Java Developers
Kotlin for Java Developers
Instructors: Svetlana Isakova
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What you'll learn
Refactor Java to Idiomatic Kotlin: Convert verbose Java patterns into concise Kotlin syntax while maintaining 100% JVM interoperability.
Eliminate NullPointerExceptions: Implement Kotlin’s type system to resolve nullability at compile-time rather than runtime.
Architect Functional Data Pipelines: Use lambdas, receivers, and Sequences to build high-efficiency, expressive logic.
Streamline Data Structures: Use data classes, properties, and generics to eliminate boilerplate and simplify Object-Oriented design.
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There are 5 modules in this course
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4 videos
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17 videos1 reading1 programming assignment3 plugins
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19 videos1 reading2 programming assignments4 plugins
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19 videos2 programming assignments4 plugins
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18 videos1 programming assignment4 plugins
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MS
Reviewed on Dec 14, 2018
Clearly explained, easy to understand and nice programming tasks. I could complain something of documenting what to do in programming task, and also more smaller tasks would be useful
KH
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2021
Good survey of Kotlin language features. Would have been nice if assignments focused more on Kotlin idioms. Perhaps that's a fundamental issue with using an automated grader?
KA
Reviewed on May 2, 2020
The assignments don't have a detailed explanation. There should be more of code provided with fill the blanks kind of tasks. This would make it much easier and helpful as the assignments are tough.
