Getting Started with Kotlin

This chapter will primarily focus on the fundamentals of Kotlin syntax. It is crucial to have a strong understanding of the language before diving into the implementation of design patterns.

We will also briefly explore the problems that design patterns aim to solve and explain why they should be used in Kotlin. This will be beneficial for those who are less familiar with the concept of design patterns. Even experienced engineers can gain interesting insights from this discussion.

It’s important to note that this chapter doesn’t aim to cover the entire range of the language’s vocabulary. Instead, its purpose is to introduce you to fundamental concepts and idioms. In the following chapters, we will gradually introduce more language features as they become relevant to the design patterns we examine.

The main topics covered in this chapter include:

• Basic language syntax and features
• Understanding Kotlin code...