From the course: Kotlin Essential Training: Functions, Collections, and I/O
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Run your first Kotlin code - Kotlin Tutorial
From the course: Kotlin Essential Training: Functions, Collections, and I/O
Run your first Kotlin code
- [Instructor] To create our first Kotlin project, open the IntelliJ application. Once open, select New Project. Once the New Project window is open, we want to make sure that the Kotlin option is selected on the left side of the screen. We can create a variety of different Kotlin project types from this view. But for now, we will stick with the basic JVM console application. If you aren't familiar, JVM stands for Java Virtual Machine and is the most common runtime environment for Kotlin applications. Name your project HelloKotlin. And then in the Location option, select a project location that you're comfortable with. For me, I will navigate to this course's working directory and just update that location. For Build System, go ahead and leave the default option selected. For Project JDK, you'll need to ensure that a valid JDK is selected. JDK stands for Java Development Kit. A JDK provides the virtual machine, the…