Getting Started With Kotlin for Android

Kotlin Night Ekiti State University codelab presentation

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1. [Codelab] - Getting Started With Kotlin For Android Development Olayinka Peter Oluwafemi Kotlin Night Ekiti State University September 1st, 2017
2. Using Kotlin with your current Android Studio version (< 3.0) Here’s one way... • Manually install the Kotlin plugin Settings > plugins > install jetbrains plugin > kotlin
3. Using Kotlin with Android Studio 3.0 Here’s the other way... • No additional setup is required
4. Sample app in Kotlin • Less code written • No need for semicolon • Avoid findViewById() • And so much more...
5. Sample app in Kotlin • Less code written • No need for semicolon • Avoid findViewById() • And so much more... • Create a new project with Kotlin support. • Add the necessary permissions to the manifest file. • Copy and paste the project files. • Convert Java code to Kotlin!
6. Resources • https://kotlinlang.org/docs What are you going to build with Kotlin?
7. @olayinkapeter99 +OlayinkaPeterOluwafemi @kotlin, @jetbrains, @gdgeksu Kotlin Night Ekiti State University #kotlinnight, #kotlinnighteksu #gdgeksu