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.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Set up IntelliJ, the IDE that we will use in this course, and understand the major benefits of learning and using Kotlin.
- Kotlin Basics
- Use the Kotlin interpreter to get comfortable with basic language features. Write Kotlin statements and expressions, and practice using operators.
- Functions
- Create and call functions with default and variable arguments. Pass functions as arguments to filters, and program simple lambdas.
- Classes
- Learn how object-oriented programming works in Kotlin. Build private and public classes, including abstract classes and interfaces. Understand data classes and special purpose classes.
- Kotlin Essentials: Beyond the Basics
- Learn about more advanced features such as pairs, annotations, and extension functions. Understand how to use constants, collections, and generics in Kotlin.
- Functional Manipulation
- Dive into lambdas and higher-order functions in Kotlin. Learn how to write inline functions and Single Abstract Method (SAM) interfaces.
Taught by
Aleks Haecky, Sean McQuillan and Asser Samak
