For the More Curious: Why Use IntelliJ?
Kotlin can be written using any plain text editor. However, we recommend using IntelliJ, especially as you are learning. Just as text editing software that offers spell check and grammar check makes writing a well-formed prose essay easier, IntelliJ makes writing well-formed Kotlin easier. IntelliJ helps you:
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write syntactically and semantically correct code with features like syntax highlighting, context-sensitive suggestions, and automatic code completion
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run and debug your code with features like debug breakpoints and real-time code stepping when your application is running
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restructure existing code with refactoring shortcuts (like rename and extract constant) and code formatting to ...
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