kotlin-programming

This is a Jupyter notebook to teach introductory Kotlin programming. Kotlin is a Java-based language used for programming Android phones.

Running the Kotlin Jupyter notebook locally

The Kotlin Jupyter notebook can be run locally on a PC using Anaconda.

• Install Anaconda to run Jupyter locally. Download Anaconda and do a standard install for all users.

https://www.anaconda.com/download

• Open the Start Menu
• Select Anaconda3
• Right-click on Anaconda Prompt and select More, Run as Administrator
• Run this command

pip install jupyter

add to path:

C:\Users\kushn\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python312\Scripts
C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\Scripts

run:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>conda install kotlin-jupyter-kernel -c jetbrains

• Download the Kotlin Jupyter notebook, from this page

https://github.com/kushnertodd/kotlin-programming

• Select Code and Download Zip
• Expand the zip into a directory.
• Select Launch Anaconda Navigator from the Start menu.
• Select Launch under Jupyter Notebook.
• Open the file notebooks/Introduction-to-Kotlin.ipynb from the directory where you installed the notebook.

Running the Kotlin Jupyter notebook from the web

This runs the notebook from the web.

• Install Jupyter notebook on Google Cloud
• Open the Kotlin Jupyter notebook web page (open with ctrl-click).
• Open Introduction-to-Kotlin.ipynb from the left side of the screen.
• Select Using Jupyter for instructions on using the Jupyter notebook.
• Running the notebook
  • Run the code in a code cell by selecting the cell and clicking the run icon ⯈ on the toolbar, or selecting the Run/Run Selected Cells menu item (try twice if it does not run the first time, be patient the first time on a page).
  • The output of the code will appear below the cell.
  • If prompted to Save your work on closing a page, select Discard.

Setting up a Jupyter server on the web

See these instructions for setting up a server on Google Cloud.

• Clone the Github repository kushnertodd/kotlin-programming
• Start the server from that directory with the script bin/run_jupyter.sh

Resources for more advanced Kotlin programming

• Kotlin in Action by Roman Elizarov, Svetlana Isakova, Sebastian Aigner
  
• Head First Kotlin: A Brain-Friendly Guide by Dawn Griffiths, David Griffiths
  
• Kotlin Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide by David Greenhalgh, Josh Skeen, Andrew Bailey
  
• Atomic Kotlin by Bruce Eckel, Svetlana Isakova