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