A beginner-friendly repository to help you learn the Kotlin programming language β covering the fundamentals with hands-on examples.
Kotlin is a modern, statically typed programming language developed by JetBrains. Itβs fully interoperable with Java, concise, expressive, and officially supported for Android development by Google.
- Install IntelliJ IDEA (Community Edition is free):
https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/ - Create a new Kotlin project: File β New β Project β Kotlin β JVM.
- Alternatively, use the Kotlin Playground or install the Kotlin plugin in VSβ―Code.
- Create a Kotlin file with:
fun main() { println("Hello, Kotlin!") }
- Run itβif you see
Hello, Kotlin!
in the console, everythingβs ready.
- Kotlin Syntax and Structure
- Variables and Data Types
- Operators and Expressions
- Control Flow (if, when, loops)
- Functions and Lambdas
- Object-Oriented Programming (Classes, Inheritance)
- Collections & Functional APIs
- Null Safety and Exception Handling
- Android Basics (Optional)
To begin:
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/devstoriesplayground/learn-kotlin.git
- Go inside:
cd learn-kotlin
- Open it in IntelliJ IDEA (or your preferred Kotlin-capable IDE).
learn-kotlin/
β
βββ .idea/ # IDE project settings
βββ src/
β βββ main/
β βββ kotlin/ # Kotlin source files for each topic
βββ .gitignore # Files to ignore in Git
βββ README.md # You are here!
βββ learn-kotlin.iml # IntelliJ module file
βββ LICENSE # MIT License
Contributions are welcome! Fork the repo, make your changes, and submit a pull request.
Created by devstoriesplayground β feel free to reach out via GitHub!
Happy coding, and enjoy learning Kotlin! π
This project is licensed under the MIT License.