Are there any good resources for teaching programming from s

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Are there any good resources for teaching programming from scratch with Kotlin

napperley · Answer

There aren t any tutorials out there for learning Kotlin as a 1st programming language However there are many Kotlin tutorials out there that assume a person already knows a programming language like Python or Java Here is a good video tutorial for visual learners <https www youtube com watch v=H oGi8uuDpA amp t=3s> Best to avoid Kotlin tutorials that are tied into Android since they don t properly cover the basics and make a tutorial more complex than it needs to be

napperley · Answer

Someone might mention the Kotlin Koans but its a bunch of exercises not a tutorial Very worthwhile to go through some of the Koans after a Kotlin tutorial though wink

napperley · Answer

The Kotlin in Action book for reading learners has been recommended by many Kotliners Kotlin developers <https www amazon com Kotlin Action Dmitry Jemerov dp 1617293296 ref=sr 1 2 s=books amp ie=UTF8 amp qid=1526859141 amp sr=1 2 amp keywords=kotlin amp dpID=51i2qXOz7WL amp preST= SX258 BO1 204 203 200 QL70 amp dpSrc=srch>

napperley · Answer

Also there is the Programming Kotlin book which is more up to date <https www amazon com Programming Kotlin Stephen Samuel ebook dp B01LZEDAKT ref=sr 1 5 s=books amp ie=UTF8 amp qid=1526859141 amp sr=1 5 amp keywords=kotlin amp dpID=51zknhUXBAL amp preST= SX342 QL70 amp dpSrc=srch>

napperley · Answer

Some other books for learning Kotlin The Joy of Kotlin Head First Kotlin Programming for Beginners Learn software engineering with Kotlin

napperley · Answer

Seems I have contradicted myself laughing Turns out the Programming for Beginners Learn software engineering with Kotlin book doesn t assume any prior programming knowledge <https www amazon com Programming Beginners software engineering Kotlin ebook dp B06ZYB7NHY ref=sr 1 25 s=books amp ie=UTF8 amp qid=1526859602 amp sr=1 25 amp keywords=kotlin>

gildor · Answer

There is also upcoming book from < svtk> and Bruce Eckel called Atomic Kotlin for very beginners no preview for now but looks very promising

Marcin Wisniowski · Answer

Thank you for all the suggestions Programming for Beginners looks promising but I only see a Kindle edition and I don t have a Kindle I would buy a print or PDF version if there was one neutral face