Android Deep Dive: Foundations & Syntax Mastery 🧩 (Kotlin Deep Dive Series)

GDG on Campus KCA University - Nairobi, Kenya

📝 Event DescriptionKickstart your Kotlin Deep Dive Series with a hands-on session designed for both beginners and pros i...

Oct 24, 5:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

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AndroidAndroid Study Jam

About this event

📝 Event Description

Kickstart your Kotlin Deep Dive Series with a hands-on session designed for both beginners and pros in Android development.
This episode lays the foundation for mastering Kotlin — the language powering modern Android apps.

In this session, we’ll explore:

  • 🧠 Kotlin setup & environment configuration in Android Studio

  • 🧩 Understanding val vs var — immutable and mutable variables

  • ⚙️ Data types, functions, loops, and conditionals

  • 🚫 Null safety in Kotlin using ? and !!

  • 🔄 Control structures and clean syntax

  • 💬 Kotlin vs Java syntax comparison for better migration understanding

This is the first episode in the Kotlin Deep Dive Series, titled Mastering Kotlin Essentials for Android.
Expect real coding, live demos, and opportunities to ask questions during the interactive session!

💡 Who should attend:

  • Android beginners looking to understand Kotlin fundamentals

  • Intermediate & advanced developers wanting to polish their Kotlin syntax

  • Students and GDG members building Android apps

🛠️ What you’ll learn by the end:

  • Write clean and readable Kotlin code

  • Confidently migrate simple Java code to Kotlin

  • Set up your Android Studio or Vs code project using Kotlin

Organizers

  • Kevin Munene

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    GDG Lead KCA University

  • Joy Wanjiru M

    Women In Tech Lead

  • Rehema Muchai

    Secretary

  • Elikanah Njuru

    kca University

    Backend

  • Davie Wisdom

    KCA University & Tufuna Technologies

    Data Science Lead

  • Matthew Kiprono

    Brand2D

    AI lead

  • Gideon Yegon

    Datany Group

    Backend Lead

  • Benard Kimani

    Frontend Lead

  • Leon Munene

    Frontend Lead

  • AWESOME WONDERS

    Social Media Manager

  • Steve kibuka

    Android lead

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