Kotlin for beginners

Module 1: Introduction to Kotlin

1. What is Kotlin?
2. Kotlin's history and evolution
3. Key features and advantages of Kotlin

Module 2: Getting Started with Kotlin 4. Setting up the development environment

1. Writing your first Kotlin program
2. Kotlin basics: variables, data types, and operators

Module 3: Control Flow 7. Conditional statements (if, when)

1. Looping constructs (for, while)
2. Ranges and progressions in Kotlin

Module 4: Functions and Lambdas 10. Defining functions

1. Lambda expressions and higher-order functions
2. Function scope and visibility modifiers

Module 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Kotlin 13. Classes and objects in Kotlin

1. Properties and fields
2. Constructors and initialization
3. Inheritance and interfaces
4. Data classes and sealed classes
5. Extension functions

Module 6: Null Safety 19. Null references in Kotlin

1. The Elvis operator
2. Safe calls and the !! operator
3. Smart casts

Module 7: Collections and Functional Programming 23. Lists, sets, and maps

1. Collection operations (map, filter, reduce)
2. Immutable collections
3. Sequences in Kotlin

Module 8: Coroutines 27. Introduction to concurrency and threading

1. Coroutines basics: suspending functions, launch, async
2. Coroutine contexts and dispatchers
3. Structured concurrency

Module 9: Exception Handling 31. Exception hierarchy in Kotlin

1. Try-catch blocks
2. Custom exceptions

Module 10: File I/O and Input Validation 34. Reading and writing files

1. Input validation techniques

Module 11: Android App Development with Kotlin 36. Kotlin in Android development

1. Building user interfaces with Kotlin in Android Studio
2. Handling events and interactions
3. Working with Android resources

Module 12: Kotlin for Web Development 40. Introduction to Kotlin/JS

1. Building web applications with Kotlin/JS and popular frameworks like Ktor

Module 13: Testing and Debugging 42. Unit testing with Kotlin

1. Debugging techniques and tools

Module 14: Dependency Injection with Kotlin 44. Introduction to Dependency Injection

1. Using popular DI frameworks like Koin or Dagger with Kotlin

Module 15: Kotlin and Databases 46. Working with databases using Kotlin

1. Integrating Kotlin with SQL and NoSQL databases

Module 16: Kotlin and Spring Boot 48. Building RESTful APIs with Kotlin and Spring Boot

1. Database interaction in Spring Boot with Kotlin

Module 17: Building Desktop Applications with Kotlin 50. Introduction to Kotlin/Native

1. Developing cross-platform desktop applications

Module 18: Kotlin Best Practices 52. Coding standards and style guides

1. Performance optimization techniques

Module 19: Future Trends and Kotlin Ecosystem 54. Exploring Kotlin's evolving ecosystem

1. Future trends and advancements in Kotlin

Module 20: Project Work and Practical Applications 56. Applying Kotlin knowledge to real-world projects