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Android Development with Kotlin
This learning path provides a guide to developing Android applications using Kotlin, aimed at learners from beginner to advanced levels. You will start with understanding the overall picture of Android app development and get hands-on experience by building your first Android app with Kotlin. The journey continues through testing and debugging techniques, UI customization, and high-quality UX creation using AndroidX libraries. It further delves into advanced topics such as managing lifecycle and ViewModel data, database management with SQLite and Room, performing background tasks with WorkManager and Coroutines, creating custom views, and ensuring accessibility compliance. Each course offers step-by-step guidance and practical examples to equip you with the skills necessary to build robust, scalable, and user-friendly Android applications.
Content in this path
Fundamentals
Build a solid foundation with Kotlin and learn how to employ it in Android development.
Core Android Development
Write robust, bug-free apps with comprehensive testing strategies, implement reliable data storage and retrieval systems, and create accessible apps that work for users with diverse needs.
- Basics of Android Development with Kotlin: Understand the benefits of native Android development and how Kotlin enhances this process. You'll learn to build your first Android application using Android Studio.
- Testing and Debugging: Gain the skills to efficiently use Android Studio and Gradle for debugging and testing, learn to create and manage build variants, and add automated tests to catch bugs early.
- UI Customization: Learn to implement and optimize themes, styles, and dynamic resources, and understand how to create high-quality user experiences using AndroidX UI libraries.
- Data Management: Acquire the ability to manage data using the Paging Library for efficient pagination and leverage SQLite, DAO, and Room for robust database management within your apps.
- Lifecycle and ViewModel Management: Master the Android Architecture Components like ViewModel and Lifecycle to maintain consistent user experiences and manage activity state effectively.
- Background Processing: Understand how to perform long-running background tasks using WorkManager and Kotlin coroutines, keeping the user interface responsive.
- User Engagement: Develop skills to create and manage notifications and app widgets to keep users informed and engaged with your application.
- Custom Views and Advanced UI Components: Learn to create custom views and components to offer unique and dynamic functionalities beyond standard Android widgets.
- Building Accessibility-friendly Applications: Ensure your applications are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities, by implementing best practices in designing apps compatible with screen readers and incorporating other accessibility features.
- Basic understanding of programming concepts.
- Familiarity with Kotlin programming language is recommended, though not required, as foundational concepts will be introduced.
- Mobile Development
- Kotlin Programming
- Android Architecture Components