Introduction to Kotlin

Discover the advantages of Kotlin, a powerful programming language for JVM, Web, and Native development, in this 34-minute talk by Grzegorz Dyrda. Explore Kotlin's main characteristics, including null-safety and seamless Java interoperability, while learning about its most impressive features such as extensions and data classes. Gain insights into Kotlin's readability, elegant solutions to Java's issues, and productivity-enhancing capabilities. Follow along as the speaker covers topics like function arguments, variables, string interpolation, pattern matching, singletons, properties, top-level functions, and function types. Conclude with a final example and guidance on how to start your Kotlin journey, all presented in an easy-to-understand format that showcases why developers find Kotlin both satisfying and efficient to use.

Intro
What is Kotlin?
Kotlin features
Function Arguments
Variables
Null safety
String Interpolation
Pattern Matching
Data Classes
Multiple items in file
Singleton
Properties
Top-level functions
Function Types
Extensions & Collections
Final Example
How to Start?