Android
Development
with Kotlin
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About this course
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Prerequisites
● Experience in an object-oriented programming language
● Comfortable using an IDE
● Familiar with using GitHub
● Access to a computer and internet connection
● (Optional) Android device and USB cable
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What you'll learn
● How to build a variety of Android
apps in Kotlin
● Kotlin language essentials
● Best practices for app development
● Resources to keep learning
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The opportunity
● Mobile devices are becoming increasingly
commonplace
● Mobile apps connect users to information and
services that can improve their quality of life
● Many industries have yet to be revolutionized
through mobile, and offer great opportunities
for new businesses and solutions
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Android
● Open-source mobile platform
● 11 major platform releases so far
● 2.5 billion monthly active Android devices
● 2+ billion monthly active Google Play users
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Available across different form factors
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Build Android apps in Kotlin
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Kotlin
A modern programming language
that helps developers be more
productive.
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Benefits of Kotlin
● Expressive and concise
● Safer code
● Interoperable
● Structured Concurrency
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Idiomatic Kotlin
● Kotlin is at its best when used idiomatically
● Avoid just translating Java into Kotlin
● As you learn more Kotlin, you'll find easier, more concise ways to
do things
● For a list of common Kotlin idioms, refer to the Kotlin Language
Guide on Idioms
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Learning experience
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Course structure
4 units with a total of 13 lessons across 13 weeks
Unit 1 (3 weeks) Unit 2 (3 weeks) Unit 3 (6 weeks) Unit 4 (1 week)
Get Started with Introduction to Android App App Design
Kotlin Android Architecture
Basics, Functions, First App, Layouts, App Architecture, Data App UI Design
Classes & Objects, Navigation Persistence, Display
Extensions Lists, Connect to
Internet, Background
Work
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Lectures
We’ll cover important topics together as a class.
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Learning pathways
After each class, complete
the corresponding learning
pathway with articles and
codelabs to practice what
you learned.
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Accessing the pathways
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Pathway
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Codelab
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Earn badges for your developer profile
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What you need
To work through the Kotlin and Android examples in the Android
Development with Kotlin labs you'll need to install the following software
on your computer:
● Java Development Kit
● Java Runtime Engine (Windows only)
● IntelliJ IDEA
● Android Studio
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Resources
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Kotlin resources
● Learn Kotlin for a list of official reference materials
● Kotlin Language Documentation (downloadable PDF)
● Kotlin Koans for more snippets to practice with
● Coding Conventions for a coding style guide for the Kotlin language
● Learn Kotlin by Example for a set of small and simple annotated
examples
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Android and other resources
● Official Android developer website
● Android Developers Blog
● Android Developers Medium blog
● Android Developers YouTube channel
● @AndroidDev on Twitter
● Android Developer Newsletter
● Stack Overflow
● Offline documentation through SDK Manager
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