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Kotlin Programming By Example

You're reading from Kotlin Programming By Example Build real-world Android and web applications the Kotlin way

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788474542

Length 500 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Kotlin

Tools

Android

Concepts

Programming Language

Author (1):

Iyanu Adelekan

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Dedication

Packt Upsell

Contributors

Preface

1. The Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

2. Building an Android Application – Tetris

3. Implementing Tetris Logic and Functionality

4. Designing and Implementing the Messenger Backend with Spring Boot 2.0

5. Building the Messenger Android App – Part I

6. Building the Messenger Android App – Part II

7. Storing Information in a Database

8. Securing and Deploying an Android App

9. Creating the Place Reviewer Backend with Spring

10. Implementing the Place Reviewer Frontend

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Index

Implementing the messenger backend

Now that we have some sense of direction pertaining to the use cases of the messenger system as a whole, the data required within the system, and the behavior of the system, we can get started with developing the backend of the system. As we have said earlier, we will be utilizing Spring Boot to develop the messenger API because it is a perfect candidate for incremental development. In addition to this, Kotlin and Spring Boot function very well together.

As we will be handling data within the messenger API, we will need a suitable database to store the data needed by the messenger system. We will making use of PostgreSQL as our database. Let’s take a brief look at PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system that puts particular emphasis on extensibility and standards compliance. PostgreSQL is known as Postgres. It is commonly utilized as a database server. When utilized in this way, its primary functions are to securely...

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Authors (1)

Iyanu Adelekan

Iyanu Adelekan

Iyanu Adelekan is a software engineer who enjoys solving problems in the web and Android application domains. He loves working on open source projects and is the author and lead maintainer of Kanary, a Kotlin web framework for building RESTful application programming interfaces. In addition to building software, he is passionate about knowledge sharing and algorithms. He enjoys reading sci-fi and playing chess in his spare time.

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