Programming Kotlin: Why, How & Its Future • Venkat Subramaniam & Hadi Hariri • GOTO 2021

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. #GOTOcon #GOTOBookClub http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Venkat Subramaniam - Author of "Programming Kotlin" Hadi Hariri - VP of Developer Advocacy at JetBrains DESCRIPTION “Developers don’t just like Kotlin, they LOVE it.” Understand why in this discussion with Venkat Subramaniam, author of “Programming Kotlin: Create Elegant, Expressive, and Performant JVM and Android Applications 1st Edition” and Hadi Hariri, VP of developer advocacy at JetBrains. They give you reasons to learn more about Kotlin, whether you like dynamic or functional languages, and why you should always be learning something new. The interview is based on Venkat's book "Programming Kotlin": https://amzn.to/2MIC8D1 TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:34 Traveling & writing books 05:15 Why a book about Kotlin? 10:22 Do you have to be an expert to write a book? 21:09 A short history of Kotlin & key features 30:13 Kid in a candy store 37:34 Kotlin's place in the future 43:59 Outro Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/programming-with-kotlin RECOMMENDED BOOKS Venkat Subramaniam • Programming Kotlin • https://amzn.to/2MIC8D1 Venkat Subramaniam • Functional Programming in Java • https://amzn.to/3bzFNNQ Venkat Subramaniam • Pragmatic Scala • https://amzn.to/3oIEq35 Venkat Subramaniam • Test-Driving JavaScript Applications • https://amzn.to/3i9CbmW Subramaniam & Hunt • Practices of an Agile Developer • https://amzn.to/2XjbWor https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Kotlin #Android #ProgrammingKotlin #Programming #JetLang #JetLanguage #JetBrains #VenkatSubramaniam #HadiHariri #FunctionalProgramming #OOP #DynamicProgramming CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1