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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)

App Design
Android App
Get Started with Introduction to Architecture
Kotlin Android
App UI Design
App Architecture, Data
Basics, Functions, Persistence, Display
First App, Layouts,
Classes & Objects, Lists, Connect to
Navigation
Extensions 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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