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Create a Kotlin project

Create a Kotlin project

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Create a Kotlin project

- [Narrator] I've previously described how to get started with Groovy and Scala, and now I'll demonstrate a third language that runs on top of the Java Virtual Machine, Kotlin. Kotlin was created by JetBrains, the same company that makes IntelliJ IDEA, and when you first install IntelliJ IDEA, the Kotlin plugin should already be there, but it's a good idea to make sure you have the most recent version. So from the welcome screen, I'll choose configure, plugins. I'll locate my Kotlin plugin, which is already shown here. If you don't see it, you can click here and type Kotlin and check the version number. I'm using version 1.4.10. To find out whether there's a more recent version, go back to the welcome screen, go to configure, and then choose preferences or settings, go to languages and frameworks and then Kotlin, and check to see if there's a more recent version. If there is, download and install it, and then follow the…

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