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Kotlin for Enterprise Applications using Java EE

You're reading from   Kotlin for Enterprise Applications using Java EE Develop, test, and troubleshoot enterprise applications and microservices with Kotlin and Java EE

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997270
Length 388 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Raghavendra Rao K Raghavendra Rao K
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Preface 1. Kotlin – A First look FREE CHAPTER 2. Kotlin – The Game Changer 3. An Overview of Java EE and Kotlin 4. Kotlin with JSF and CDI 5. Kotlin with JPA and EJB 6. Enterprise Messaging with Kotlin 7. Developing RESTful Services with JAX-RS 8. Securing JAVA EE Applications with Kotlin 9. Implementing Microservices with Kotlin 10. Performance Monitoring and Logging 11. Design Patterns with Kotlin 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Kotlin versus Java

When we think of developing an application, Java is one of the programming languages that comes to mind for various reasons, including its robust and secure nature, and the independence of its platform. Most enterprise applications are built using Java, and this particular programming language has been around for more than 20 years.

Kotlin is designed to be interoperable with Java, meaning Kotlin can seamlessly co-exist with Java. We can add Kotlin to our existing applications and we can use Java-based frameworks for application development. With this bi-directional use of Kotlin, we can invoke Java constructs from Kotlin, or Kotlin constructs from Java.

Although Java and Kotlin are both JVM-based languages used for application development, there are several differences between them. Kotlin has addressed some of the limitations previously associated with Java...

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