Topic 1. Kotlin 2.4 and the JVM platform, IntelliJ IDEA, Gradle projects, and the Git version control system

Goal: configure a Kotlin/JVM project, learn to run it from the IDE and Gradle, perform simple calculations, and store a reproducible project in a local Git repository.

Lecture contents

1. Kotlin, JVM, and JDK — Kotlin as a programming language · How a program runs on the JVM · JDK, JRE, and choosing a version
2. IntelliJ IDEA and a Gradle project — IntelliJ IDEA and your first project · Gradle project structure
3. Your first programs — Entry point and first run · Example 2. Name and year of birth · Example 3. Travel time · Example 4. Command-line arguments
4. Building, sharing, and Git — Building and sharing a program · Git and reproducibility
5. Common problems and checks — Common problems and checking your work

Practice and review

• Practice — 3 worked examples with complete code and output
• Tasks — 30 variants, each with tasks at three difficulty levels
• Summary — conclusions and self-check questions