Intro to Kotlin Workshop: #GoogleUdacityIndiaScholars Edition

An Intro to Kotlin workshop hosted for the Google Udacity India Scholars program.

The workshop gives a brief overview of what Kotlin is, where it can be used, common questions/concerns, and then some introductory coding exercises that can be completed within IntelliJ or Android Studio.

Workshop Materials: https://github.com/n8ebel/Intro-to-Kotlin
YouTube Stream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkTnw7eKgJI

Transcript

1. Intro to Kotlin
   

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2. What is Kotlin?
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3. What is Kotlin?
   ”Statically typed programming language
   for modern multiplatform applications”
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4. What is Kotlin?
   — A more modern, alternative to Java for Android
   — A JVM-compatible server-side language
   — A potential cross-platform solution
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5. Where Did Kotlin
   Come From?
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6. Where Did Kotlin Come From?
   — Developed by JetBrains
   — Open Source
   — Announced in 2011
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7. Why Might You
   Care?
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8. Why Might You Care?
   — 100% compatible with Java
   — Safer & more concise
   — Used for JVM, Android, JavaScript, and Native
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9. Why Might You Care?
   — Modern language features for Android developers
   — Fully supported in multiple IDEs
   — Both object-oriented & functional constructs
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10. Kotlin for Android
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11. Kotlin for Android
    — Officially supported language for Android
    — Examples & tooling being updated
    — New libraries specifically for Kotlin
    — FAQ
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12. Server-Side Kotlin
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13. Server-Side Kotlin
    — Build JVM-compatible server-side applications
    — Works with existing JVM tools such as Spring
    — Deploy to Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
    Platform, etc
    — FAQ
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14. Kotlin for
    JavaScript
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15. Kotlin for JavaScript
    — Write Kotlin that targets JavaScript
    — Targets ECMAScript 5.1
    — Still a work in progress
    — FAQ
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16. Kotlin Native
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17. Kotlin Native
    — Compile to run without any VM
    — Share business logic
    — Target Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android
    — FAQ
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18. ”Wow! That sounds
    great. How do I get
    started?”
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19. Get Started With Kotlin
    — Kotlin Koans
    — REPL
    — IntelliJ or Android Studio
    — Convert Java to Kotlin
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20. Hello Kotlin
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21. Common
    Questions
    FAQ
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22. Why learn Kotlin?
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23. Is Kotlin just for
    Android?
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24. Will Kotlin replace
    Java?
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25. Is Kotlin relevant
    for web
    development?
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26. Should I be
    learning Java or
    Kotlin?
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27. Resources
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28. Resources
    Udacity Courses
    — Kotlin Bootcamp for Programmers
    — Kotlin for Android Developers
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29. Resources
    Misc
    — Kotlin Weekly Newsletter
    — Book: Kotlin in Action
    — Book: Kotlin for Android Developers
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30. Resources
    Misc
    — Video: 8 Ways to Try Kotlin
    — Video: 7 Resources to Learn Kotlin
    — My YouTube Playlist
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31. Let’s Keep
    Learning Kotlin !
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32. Contact Me
    Nate Ebel
    Twitter: @n8ebel
    YouTube: Nate Ebel
    Blog: n8ebel.com
    Medium: n8ebel
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