Kotlin Bootcamp for Programmers
About this Course
Learn the essentials of the Kotlin programming language from Kotlin experts at Google. Kotlin is a modern and concise JVM language that supports functional programming paradigms. Whether you’re a Java developer or a programmer in another object-oriented language, this course will teach you the essential language features that has made Kotlin so popular with developers. By the end of this course, you’ll gain the skills you need to build your …
Kotlin Bootcamp for Programmers
About this Course
Learn the essentials of the Kotlin programming language from Kotlin experts at Google. Kotlin is a modern and concise JVM language that supports functional programming paradigms. Whether you’re a Java developer or a programmer in another object-oriented language, this course will teach you the essential language features that has made Kotlin so popular with developers. By the end of this course, you’ll gain the skills you need to build your next project in Kotlin.
Learn the fundamentals of the Kotlin programming language from Kotlin experts at Google.
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Kotlin is an open-source, modern programming language that lets developers use both object-oriented and functional programming techniques. It is concise, safe, and fully interoperable with Java. Kotlin is an official language for Android development, and can be used in a variety of other applications, from back-end development to data analysis. The community of Kotlin developers is growing rapidly, with major companies like Netflix, Pinterest, and Google using Kotlin.
, ‘\n’,This free course was developed by Kotlin experts at Google, and will teach you the language fundamentals you need to start developing your own projects in Kotlin. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to build basic programs in Kotlin, using key language features including, classes, collections, lambdas, higher-order functions, and extensions.
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lesson 1
Welcome
Set up Intellij, the IDE that we will use in this course
Understand the major benefits of learning and using Kotlin
lesson 2
Kotlin Basics
Use the Kotlin interpreter to get comfortable with basic language features
Write Kotlin statements and expressions
Learn about basic syntax, data types, variables, operators, control structures, and nullability
lesson 3
Functions
Create and call functions with default and variable arguments
Use when constructs and create single-line functions
Pass functions as arguments, and program simple lambdas
lesson 4
Classes
Learn how object-oriented programming works in Kotlin
Build private and public classes, including abstract classes and interfaces
Understand data classes and special purposes classes
lesson 5
Kotlin Essentials: Beyond the Basics
Understand how to define constants and work with collections
Learn how to write extensions
Dive into generic classes and functions, and use annotations and labeled breaks
lesson 6
Functional Manipulation
Deep dive into lambdas and higher order functions in Kotlin
Learn about inline functions and Single Abstract Method interfaces
