Bite-Size Kotlin Training
Course Overview
This remote training program is designed for teams who want to gradually master Kotlin over three months. The training follows a structured approach based on Kotlin Crash Course, covering fundamentals, object-oriented programming, collections, functional programming, coroutines, delegation pattern, and unit testing.
Each session includes practical exercises and real-world applications, ensuring that participants apply their learning incrementally.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will:
- Gain a deep understanding of Kotlin fundamentals and best practices.
- Learn how to write idiomatic and maintainable Kotlin code.
- Master null safety techniques and avoid common pitfalls.
- Work with control flow statements (
if
,when
, loops) to manage logic. - Use Kotlin collections effectively for data manipulation.
- Apply object-oriented principles, including classes, interfaces, and inheritance.
- Understand functional programming concepts and write concise Kotlin code.
- Work with coroutines for efficient asynchronous programming.
- Implement the delegation pattern to improve code structure.
- Gain hands-on experience with unit testing using Kotlin test frameworks.
Course Structure
Duration: 3 months (1 session per week, 4 hours per session)
Format: Remote (live interactive sessions)
Month 1: Kotlin Fundamentals
- Introduction to Kotlin: Language overview and advantages.
- Setting up the development environment: IntelliJ IDEA, Gradle.
- Basic syntax: Variables (
val
vsvar
), type inference, functions. - Control flow statements:
if
,when
, loops, exception handling. - Null safety and best practices.
Month 2: Advanced Kotlin Concepts
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Classes, objects, interfaces, and inheritance.
- Kotlin Collections: Lists, Sets, Maps, filtering, and sorting.
- Functional Programming: Lambdas, higher-order functions, and immutability.
- Delegation Pattern: Best practices for code reuse and maintainability.
Month 3: Coroutines, Testing & Real-World Applications
- Coroutines & Asynchronous Programming: Suspending functions, structured concurrency.
- Unit Testing in Kotlin: Writing and running tests with JUnit & MockK.
- Best practices for clean code and project organization.
- Hands-on Kotlin development exercises.
- Final project: Implementing a real-world Kotlin application.
Who Should Attend?
- Developers new to Kotlin who prefer a gradual, applied learning approach.
- Java developers transitioning to Kotlin.
- Teams adopting Kotlin for backend or cloud-based applications.
For more details or to schedule this training for your team, contact me.