Is there any way to learn Kotlin but similar to th...

# getting-started

[New111]

Is there any way to learn Kotlin but similar to the famous The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie ? I mean not by lets start with variables etc but more like start with short programs while explaining all Kotlin syntax and then get more complicated functionality.

[Hullaballoonatic]

If you already know a programming language, koans is the best way to get a quick start to kotlin (https://play.kotlinlang.org/koans/overview). otherwise, i recommend just coming up with a simple application idea or programming challenge, opening up intellij and write it in kotlin.

[New111]

@Hullaballoonatic thanks for the hint - but it requires some Kotlin knowledge already, doesn't it ?

[Hullaballoonatic]

yeah, koans is kind of jumping in the deep end, so you can always refer to the fantastic documentation here (https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/), and you can run the koans in intellij where you have access to hints.
if all else fails, this slack community is wonderfully helpful. feel free to ask any question.

[Hullaballoonatic]

what languages are you familiar with? feel free to pm me any questions even as simple as "how do i write this c/python/js/whatever code in kotlin?", "what is happening in this kotlin code?", "is there a better way to write this kotlin code?"

[New111]

@Hullaballoonatic python/bash are the languages I know the most. But will definitely ask questions here - thanks !

[bigkahuna]

This is a pretty good ramp-up resource

https://superkotlin.com/kotlin-mega-tutorial/

[New111]

thanks @bigkahuna!