Functional Katas, Kotlin Special
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We're back for another language special! We'll foray into JVM land again to explore the newest kid on the block: Kotlin!
Kotlin has seen steady progression on the JVM over the last few years since hitting version 1.0, and is becoming the language of choice for Android apps. While not being purely functional, it boasts some nice features that will seem familiar to most FP-heads, like immutable values, higher-order functions, and (limited) pattern matching.
We'll meet up in Tenable and get a chance to discover Kotlin hands-on together by working on a simple coding exercise (kata).
-> Prerequisites
This is a hands-on session: don't forget to bring your laptop. Please set up Kotlin beforehand, we recommend installing the latest version of Intellij IDEA: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/tutorials/getting-started.html
This is a beginner-friendly event. No previous knowledge of Kotlin is required, however we recommend familiarity with at least another programming language (functional or not).
-> Schedule
18.30 Doors open
19.00 Kotlin crash course
19.15 Work on the kata
20.30 Debrief
21.00 Drinks at the Ferryman's next door