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Kotlin is a pragmatic programming language for JVM and Android that combines OO and functional features and is focused on interoperability, safety, clarity and tooling support.
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About Kotlin

fun getGreeting(): String {
    return "Hello, World!"
}

Kotlin was designed and developed by JetBrains, the company behind IntelliJ. It is a language that runs on the JVM which can target versions 6+ (including the Android platform). JetBrains wanted to use a statically typed language which can remove Java boilerplate code, provide modern functional paradigms, and had seamless two-way Java interoperability with their existing codebase. The JVM already had alternate languages like Groovy and Scala but neither fit the bill with their desired criteria, so they built Kotlin.

Kotlin syntax is similar to Scala and Swift but pulls in the best-of-breed features from other languages such as C# and Groovy. Kotlin took a pragmatic approach at features included in the language by only providing functionality that has been proven to be useful for developers. With this decision they implemented a subset of features of Scala with the intent that it will provide more maintainable code with an easier learning curve for developers looking for a "better Java".

JetBrains has a dedicated team of developers working on Kotlin with the codebase available on Github.

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Meet the Kotlin Track mentors

Once you join the Kotlin language track, you will receive support and feedback from our team of mentors. Here are the bios of a few of the mentors of this track.

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Mike Gehard My musings on software.

I love writing Kotlin because it has some of the power of Scala without all of the type system complexity. It is a breath of fresh air in the Java ecosystem for those of us that like the JVM but don't like Java.
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Andrej https://github.com/andrej-dyck

I love Kotlin for its simplicity and expressiveness. I've programmed in Kotlin professionally, and for me its the language that makes programming `fun` again ;).
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Jacob Andersen https://github.com/simpleauthority

I've been using Kotlin for smaller projects for about a year. I find its simplicity and expressive nature very refreshing. I'm ready to help you bring your Kotlin skills to the next level.
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Robin Roschlau Twitter

I've been slightly addicted to Kotlin ever since I first used it, coming from Java a few years ago, so much so that I started a Kotlin User Group in my area and am regularly holding talks about it.
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Sinuhe Jaime https://github.com/sierisimo

I'm a geek doing a lot of things, including Kotlin. I've using the language for 3 years now but still learning everyday
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Uzi Landsmann https://github.com/uzilan

I have been a developer for about 15 years, working daily with Java. I love learning new languages and am trying to learn and adopt a functional programming style.
Fun. Challenging. Interesting

Community-sourced Kotlin exercises

These are a few of the 63 exercises on the Kotlin track. You can see all the exercises here.

React
hard
generics
higher order functions
nested classes
reactive programming
Raindrops
easy
conditionals
integers
strings
Word Count
medium
conditionals
integers
loops
maps
strings
Rail Fence Cipher
medium
cryptography
algorithms
strings
transforming
All Your Base
medium
arrays
conditionals
exception handling
integers
loops
math
Clock
medium
equality
integers
logic
object oriented programming
strings
time
Passionate. Knowledgeable. Creative.

Meet the Kotlin Track maintainers

The Kotlin Maintainers are the brains behind the Kotlin Track. They spend their spare time creating interesting and challenging exercises that we can all learn from. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work. Here are the bios of a few of the maintainers of this track.

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Sam Warner

I am a software developer and consultant working for Black Pepper Software, a software company based in Leamington Spa, England. I'm a recent Computer Science graduate from the University of Warwick, and love all things to do with computers!

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