Introduction to Kotlin

In this section we quickly go through the basic features of Kotlin. If you have programmed before, whether in Python, C, or Java, then this should be enough to get you started and to let you write your first Kotlin scripts. (If you have never programmed before, then you need to study basic programming first and come back later.)

• Running Kotlin
• Syntax
• Kotlin uses static typing
• val variables and var variables
• Some basic data types
• Strings and string interpolation
• Writing functions
• Pairs and triples
• Lists
• Command line arguments
• Reading from the terminal
• The when expression
• A larger example