[GUIDE] This tutorial assumes all you know is Java, but you want to learn Kotlin.
This tutorial assumes that all you know is Java, but you want to learn Kotlin.
Please note that the resources are in the wiki page.
A few things that are worth watching to know more about Kotlin.
By me: Odd things to look out for when converting code to Kotlin
By me: Code clean-up with Kotlin
By me (newer article!): An opinionated guide on how to make your Kotlin code fun to read and joy to work with
Android KTX source code: Github snapshot or AOSP (actively developed)
inverted argument order, no semi-colons, void vs Unit, Object vs Any?, fun
visibility in Kotlin (public by default, private, protected, internal)
backticks for reserved keywords (Mockito.when, $) and import aliases
arrayOf and arrayOfNulls and listOf and mutableListOf and linkedMapOf
there are no checked exceptions, try-with-resources as .use {}
standard library functions - scoping functions: apply
, let
, also
, run
, with
standard library functions - more utility functions: takeIf
, takeUnless
synthetic view accessors with kotlin android extensions (deprecated)
@Parcelize data class
with experimental kotlin android extensions
Coroutines, coroutines on Android, suspend fun
Channels: LinkedListChannel, BroadcastChannel
@DslMarker
multi-platform things: expect
and actual
contracts
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