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🔥 “Why Kotlin? A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering the Basics”
Introduction: Why Learn Kotlin? A Beginner’s Guide 🔥
If you’re stepping into the world of Android development or looking for a modern, concise, and powerful programming language, Kotlin is the perfect choice. Backed by Google as the preferred language for Android app development, Kotlin has gained immense popularity for its clean syntax, null safety, and interoperability with Java.
But Kotlin isn’t just for Android — it’s also used for backend development, web development, and even cross-platform applications with Kotlin Multiplatform.
In this guide, we’ll break down the basics of Kotlin, including:
✔️ Variables & Data Types
✔️ If-Else in Kotlin
✔️ When in Kotlin
✔️ Collections in Kotlin
✔️ Loops in Kotlin
🔥 Variables and Data Types in Kotlin
Kotlin is a statically typed language, meaning that variable types are known at compile time. There are two ways to create variables:
val(Immutable/Read-only) → Cannot be reassignedvar(Mutable) → Can be reassigned
