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Introduction to Kotlin (Google I/O '17)

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Beginner. No background in the topic needed.

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Programming languagesMobile developmentKotlinAndroid and Jetpack Compose

An introductory overview of the Kotlin programming language and its official support on Android.

Kotlin is now an officially supported language for Android. This session provides an introduction to the language, covering basic concepts and tips for developers to get started with it. Watch more Android talks at I/O '17 here: goo.gl/c0LWYl See all the talks from Google I/O '17 here: goo.gl/D0D4VE Subscribe to the Android channel: goo.gl/GEh1ds #io17 #GoogleIO #GoogleIO2017 event: Google I/O 2017; re_ty: Publish;

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What people say. Recommended as a solid introduction to Kotlin syntax and common code patterns.

u/Ashanmarilin r/Kotlin • Recommends

Introduction to Kotlin (Google I/O '17)
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u/DoListeningin r/Kotlin • Recommends

On “Just discovered this language, it looks fantastic, but are there any resources to learn it properly ?”

…ar with IntelliJ, you might also want to check out this quick guide: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/tutorials/getting-started.html. Most Kotlin projects will be using Gradle, but you can learn the basics of that later. I also liked the introduction videos from this and last year's Google IO, which show some common code patterns and things to avoid. link to this video link to this video If you want to try building something practical, maybe check out this Javalin web mini-framework tutorial https://javalin.io/tutorials/gradle-setup, and this one https://javalin.io/tutorials/simple-kotlin-example (just ignore the Maven part).…
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u/npepinin r/Kotlin • Recommends

On “Cross post: Kotlin vs. Java for a specific use case”

…can do something similar in Java, to put it this way Kotlin can compile down into pure Java, but doing that in Kotlin is so so very easy. Honestly, learning Kotlin has improved my programming in a lot of ways because it lends itself more easily to useful good programming practices. I recommend watching these two talks to really sell you on it: [video [video…
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u/olivergrackin r/Kotlin • Recommends

On “What did really help you learn Kotlin?”

I would watch the free videos from hadi hariri, a developer advocate at JetBrains (the creators of kotlin). Here is one: link to this video His presentations and examples are always amazing Edit: they might be a bit hard for beginners though
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