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

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.

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:.

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>

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>

Some other books for learning Kotlin:

- *The Joy of Kotlin*: <https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Kotlin-Pierre-Yves-Saumont/dp/1617295361/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1526859429&amp;sr=1-18&amp;keywords=kotlin>

- *Head First Kotlin*: <https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Kotlin-Brain-Friendly-Guide/dp/1491996692/ref=sr_1_20?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1526859429&amp;sr=1-20&amp;keywords=kotlin>

- *Programming for Beginners: Learn software engineering with Kotlin*: <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>

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> ).

There is also upcoming book from <@U0BLS1P46> and Bruce Eckel called “Atomic Kotlin” for very beginners, no preview for now, but looks very promising
<https://github.com/BruceEckel/AtomicKotlinExamples>

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: