"Kotlin" and Career advice on becoming a "better" Software Engineer

This talk was given at Google IO Extended meetup hosted at Comsats University, Abbottabad (Pakistan). It was a remote talk. I knew the majority of the audience will be from the student community. I kept my core focus to ignite some interest in Kotlin and share some advice which can make one a better software engineer.

1. otlin
3. Wahib-Ul-Haq
4. Wahib-Ul-Haq
5. Wahib-Ul-Haq Senior Android Dev
6. Wahib-Ul-Haq Senior Android Dev
7. Wahib-Ul-Haq Founder and Admin of Senior Android Dev
8. otlin What the hype? Why should you care?
11. https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019
14. Kotlin was unveiled in July 2011 for the first time and open-sourced in 2012
15. Kotlin was unveiled in July 2011 for the first time and open-sourced in 2012 Kotlin is developed by JetBrains, the creators of IntelliJ IDEA
16. Kotlin was unveiled in July 2011 for the first time and open-sourced in 2012 Kotlin is developed by JetBrains, the creators of IntelliJ IDEA Primary development is from a team of JetBrains programmers based in Saint Petersburg, Russia
17. "One language finally got everything right!" ~ Andrey Breslav
18. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM
19. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM Kotlin is null safe and offers 100% Java interoperability
20. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM Kotlin is null safe and offers 100% Java interoperability Kotlin could be referred as improvised form of Java
21. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM Kotlin is null safe and offers 100% Java interoperability Kotlin could be referred as improvised form of Java Kotlin is an inherently concise language with a functional programming style
22. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM Kotlin is null safe and offers 100% Java interoperability Kotlin could be referred as improvised form of Java Kotlin is an inherently concise language with a functional programming style Kotlin uses aggressive type inference to determine the type
23. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM Kotlin is null safe and offers 100% Java interoperability Kotlin could be referred as improvised form of Java Kotlin is an inherently concise language with a functional programming style Kotlin uses aggressive type inference to determine the type Supports Extension Functions
24. Kotlin is a statically typed programming language that runs on JVM Kotlin is null safe and offers 100% Java interoperability Kotlin could be referred as improvised form of Java Kotlin is an inherently concise language with a functional programming style Kotlin uses aggressive type inference to determine the type Supports Extension Functions Designed keeping Java developers in mind
25. The more you use it, the more you it!
26. Why Android Devs are so excited about it?
29. Why Android Devs are so excited about it? At Google I/O 2017, Google announced first-class support for Kotlin on Android. Kotlin is not a FAD!
30. Why Android Devs are so excited about it? At Google I/O 2017, Google announced first-class support for Kotlin on Android. Kotlin is not a FAD! Less code, better readability
31. Why Android Devs are so excited about it? At Google I/O 2017, Google announced first-class support for Kotlin on Android. Kotlin is not a FAD! Less code, better readability Supreme tooling support in Android Studio
32. Why Android Devs are so excited about it? At Google I/O 2017, Google announced first-class support for Kotlin on Android. Kotlin is not a FAD! Less code, better readability Supreme tooling support in Android Studio Improved crash rate (Remember NullPointerExceptions?)
33. Why Android Devs are so excited about it? At Google I/O 2017, Google announced first-class support for Kotlin on Android. Kotlin is not a FAD! Less code, better readability Supreme tooling support in Android Studio Improved crash rate (Remember NullPointerExceptions?) Renewed excitement around experimentation and innovation
34. Makes it easier to read Swift code
38. Employability + Growth
42. Is Kotlin attractive for only Android devs?
44. Source: https://kotlinconf.com
45. Multi-platform Source: https://blog.novoda.com
46. Multi-platform and Code Sharing Source: https://blog.novoda.com
47. Next Steps
49. If you are an undergrad student and want to choose Android as your career path
50. If you are an undergrad student and want to choose Android as your career path Ditch Java and start learning Kotlin
51. If you are an undergrad student and want to choose Android as your career path Use Kotlin in your semester projects or side projects
52. https://www.coursera.org/learn/kotlin-for-java-developers (Paid Course) https://developer.android.com/kotlin/resources (Android) http://talkingkotlin.com (Podcast) http://www.kotlinweekly.net (Medium Weekly Newsletter) https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/ (Official Documentation) https://twitter.com/kotlin (Official twitter handle)
54. Craftsmanship is the quality that comes from creating with passion, care, and attention to detail.
55. It is a quality that is honed, refined, and practiced over the course of a career.
56. It is the quality that defines the difference between a Timex and a Rolex.
58. Don’t be a Cargo Cult Programmer (Copy Paste). Know your shit.
59. Invest in your persona. Commit/Push your code to Github from Day 1.
60. Don’t underestimate the value of Soft Skills. We are not machines.
61. Always be a student. Never stop learning. Always have a side project.
62. Let go of “I am just a developer!” mindset.
63. Invest in networking. Support your community.
64. Imposter Syndrome is real.
65. Go where the big problems are. Aim big.
66. Always be humble. You are probably the least smartest guy in another room.
67. Thank you! (Slide will be shared) @wahibhaq wahibhaq.com
68. One more thing...
69. Join us on Community of 150+ Pakistani Android Developers from all over the world
70. bit.ly/androiddevs-pakistan
71. Any Questions? @wahibhaq wahibhaq.com
72. Let’s see some code! https://pl.kotl.in/PuDJPrfPP