Introduction to Kotlin
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The main() Function
The main() Function
fun main() {
// Code goes here
}The main() function is the starting off point of every Kotlin program and must be included in the code before execution.
Introduction to Kotlin
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- 1Welcome to the world of coding with Kotlin! Kotlin is a programming language that, after its release in 2016 by JetBrains, quickly gained popularity amongst develope…
- 2What better way to start learning about Kotlin than to run a Kotlin program? Before we run our first program, let’s take a moment to understand our current environment. Code is written and edited …
- 3Think of writing code like going on an adventure: we always need to start somewhere. In Kotlin, the journey begins in the main() function. The main() function is the “jumping off” point for our …
- 4In the last exercise, we were able to display the text Coding is fun! in the output terminal with the following code: fun main() { println(“Coding is fun!”) } We accomplished this feat using a p…
- 5Similar to instructions in a recipe, code is read, compiled, and executed in a top-down order. When we run a program, a compiler translates our Kotlin co…
- 7While every programmer is different, there is one experience we all share: getting an error message. An error, or bug, causes our programs to behave in unexpected ways. When we receive an error me…
- 8In programming, formatting conventions are the suggested rules for how code should be structured in a specific programming language. By following Kotlin’s formatting standards, or coding convention…
- 9Great job completing the first lesson on learning Kotlin! Let’s go over all the content we have discussed: * Kotlin is a general-purpose programming language. * The main() function is the starting …
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