Learn Android Studio 3 with Kotlin: Efficient Android App Development

© Ted Hagos 2018

Ted HagosLearn Android Studio 3 with Kotlinhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3907-0_1

1. Getting into Kotlin

Ted Hagos¹ 

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Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

 

What we’ll cover:

• An introduction to the Kotlin language

• How to get Kotlin

• Installing Kotlin on macOS, Windows, and Linux

• Running a Kotlin program in the command line

• Creating and running a project in IntelliJ IDEA

This chapter introduces the Kotlin language and goes into some details on how to set up a development environment. You will find instructions on how to install Kotlin on macOS, Windows, and Linux. You’ll also find instructions on how to install a Kotlin environment using just bare-bones command line. Each developer gravitates to certain kind of setup, and ...