Android Apps with Kotlin: Tools and Testing
Learn the skills necessary to assure quality software through testing by learning to effectively use the single most important tool for Android developers, Android Studio.
What you'll learn
With any craftsman, knowing how to use your tools is a critical part of doing a job well. Android Studio is the single most important tool for Kotlin Android developers and it includes a wide variety of features that empower developers to work effectively and assure software quality through testing. In this course, Android Apps with Kotlin: Tools and Testing, you'll learn the skills necessary to work efficiently as a Kotlin Android app developer and assure quality software through testing. First, you'll start by exploring Android Studio productivity tools such as refactoring, automatic code generation, and converting Java code to Kotlin. Next, you'll see how to identify and resolve application problems using the debugger. From there, you'll learn how to incorporate more expansive feature support into your applications using Android Support Libraries, Android KTX, and the Gradle build system. Finally, you'll explore how to assure software quality and reliability through the combination of local unit tests, Android instrumented tests, and automated UI tests. By the end of this course, you'll have the necessary skills and knowledge to efficiently utilize Android Studio to create your own high-quality Kotlin Android applications.
Table of contents
- Introduction 1m
- Testing Basics 4m
- Efficiently Running Unit Tests 3m
- Adding a Unit Test 4m
- Implementing and Running a Unit Test 6m
- Assert Class 2m
- Using Assert Class in a Unit Test 6m
- Verifying Implementation Behavior 4m
- Assuring Test Consistency 2m
- Inconsistent Test Behavior 4m
- Maintaining Consistency Across Tests 5m
- Summary 2m
- Introduction 1m
- Testing AdapterViews and Back Button 3m
- Implementing Spinner and Back Button Interactions 5m
- Verifying Behavior 3m
- Verifying App Logic During UI Interaction 6m
- Creating a Test to Validate UI State 4m
- Verifying Views Contain the Expected Content 3m
- Interacting with and Verifying Menu Items 3m
- Running and Modifying Our UI Test 4m
- Using the Espresso Test Recorder 2m
- Summary 2m
About the author
Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions. He has co-founded multiple software-related startups and has served in a consulting role at several more. After nearly a decade as a Microsoft Device Application Development MVP, Jim now focuses on developing A... more