Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of Kotlin
Setting Up the Tools
- Using the Command Line Tools
- Installing the JDK for Kotlin
- Installing and Setting Up the IDE: IntelliJ
- Installing the Plugins
Getting Started with Kotlin
- Introduction to Basic Coding with Kotlin
- Learning the Kotlin Architecture
- Interacting with Kotlin Using the REPL
- Creating Variables in Kotlin
- Understanding the Different Data Types in Kotlin
- Using Strings in Kotlin
- Understanding Immutability in Kotlin
- Implementing Expressions, Statements, and Assignments
- Using Nullable Variables in Kotlin for Null Safety
- Creating Your First Stand-Alone Kotlin Application
Implementing Conditional Statements in Kotlin
- Handling Conditional Program Flow with "if" Statements
- Handling Options Using "when" Statements
- Exploring Kotlin's Advanced Capabilities for Conditional Statements
- Generating Random Numbers Using Conditional Statements
Using Arrays and Lists in Kotlin
Implementing Looping Constructs in Kotlin
- Coding "for" Loops
- Coding "while" Loops
- Implementing "break" Statements
- Implementing "continue" Statements
- Using "return" Statements
- Using Loop Labels
- Calculating Summation of Numbers Using Loops
Using Functions in Kotlin
- Creating Functions
- Declaring Functions
- Using Parameters and Returning a Value
- Using Extension Functions
- Using Inline Functions
- Using Higher-order Functions
Object-Oriented Programming with Kotlin
- Overview of Progamming with Objects
- Creating a Class
- Adding Methods to Classes
- Defining Basic Constructors
- Using Named Parameters and Default Values
- Using Open Classes to Allow Inheritance
- Using Abstract Classes
- Creating and Using Interfaces
- Handling Overriding
- Creating Data Classes
- Using Singletons and Companion Objects
- Using Enumerations
- Grouping Classes into Packages
- Using Imports
- Implementing Information Hiding
- Using Getters and Setters
- Implementing Visibility Modifiers
- Understanding Generics
- Implementing a Generic Stack
- Using Generic Functions
Using Different Number Systems
- Using Hexadecimal Numbers
- Using Binary Numbers
- Using Bitwise Operators
Implementing Input and Output Functionalities
Using Java from Kotlin
Using Kotlin from Java
Using Spek for Testing
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Basic computer literacy
- No prior programming experience required
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