Kotlin for Developers • Marcin Moskala & Nicola Corti

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here Marcin Moskala - Fullstack Kotlin Developer, Founder of Kt. Academy & Author of "Effective Kotlin", et al. Nicola Corti - Staff Android Engineer at Meta, React Native Core Team Member & Open Source Lover RESOURCES Marcin https://x.com/marcinmoskala https://kt.academy https://github.com//marcinmoskala https://www.instagram.com/cortinico Nicola https://x.com/cortinico https://ncorti.com https://github.com/cortinico https://www.linkedin.com/in/cortinico Links https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/kotlin https://detekt.dev https://www.abreslav.com https://kt.academy/article/ek-composition https://kt.academy/article/books-kotlin-for-developers-ready DESCRIPTION In this episode of the "GOTO Book Club", Nicola Corti talks to Marcin Moskala, author of "Effective Kotlin", to unravel the inspiration, evolution, and community impact of his work. Moskala reflects on his decade-long journey with Kotlin, revealing how his book bridges the gap between Java-centric practices and Kotlin’s idiomatic potential. The discussion spans essential topics like factory functions, composition over inheritance, and the iterative process behind curating best practices tailored to Kotlin’s strengths. Marcin also highlights the "Kotlin for Developers" series and his Give IT Forward initiative, showcasing his commitment to empowering developers and fostering accessible programming education worldwide. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Marcin Moskala • Effective Kotlin Marcin Moskala • Kotlin Essentials Marcin Moskala • Functional Kotlin Marcin Moskala • Kotlin Coroutines Marcin Moskala • Advanced Kotlin Marcin Moskala & Igor Wojda • Android Development with Kotlin Venkat Subramaniam • Programming Kotlin Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook 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: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!