Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman Kotlin from Scratch with Faisal Islam
Nov 14, 2024
Faisal Islam, a manager, educator, developer, and author, dives deep into the evolution of programming languages, spotlighting Kotlin's modern syntax and type safety. He discusses its JVM integration and rise in popularity, especially in Android development. The conversation explores the balance between open source and proprietary software, showcasing Kotlin's versatility beyond mobile apps. Faisal also shares his innovative approaches to creating accessible coding literature, emphasizing engaging teaching methods and real-world programming projects.
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Faisal's Programming Journey
- Faisal Islam's programming journey began with Fortran due to his engineering background.
- He later transitioned to C, Java, Python, and finally Kotlin in 2018.
Kotlin's Advantage
- Kotlin is a relatively new language, officially released in 2016.
- It benefits from the hindsight of its predecessors, incorporating their best features and avoiding pitfalls.
Kotlin's Strengths
- Kotlin combines the best features of existing languages with a clean syntax.
- It's powerful, type-safe, handles null values elegantly, and supports multiple platforms.
