Learn the Kotlin programming language in this introduction to Kotlin. Kotlin is a general purpose, open source, statically typed “pragmatic” programming language. It is used for many things, including Android development.

Learn programming fundamentals using the Kotlin programming language. Kotlin is an excellent language for GUI Architectures, Libraries, and Server Side Applications. This course will start you off the right way, no matter which path you take with the language. The course features hands-on coding exercises to teach you both Functional, Event-Driven, and Object-Oriented design patterns.

Learn to build native Android apps with Kotlin. You will also learn how to use Android Jetpack, Firebase, Room, MVVM, Navigation, LiveData, and Kotlin Coroutines. This full course explains how to build an entire Android app using best practices.

When we develop an Android App, our main target is to make it accessible to a larger userbase. Initially, we put up all our strings and descriptions in English but not all our users can read the language and understand it.

Many people have asked me to guide them in their quest to become an Android developer. What’s the right course of action? Here are some useful courses if you want to become an Android developer.

It is often said that developers are lazy and that is (usually) a good thing. It just means that instead of repeating the same task or code over and over they tend to find ways to prevent that repetition and optimizing their time. Android developers for several years have tried to avoid the boilerplate code regarding findViewById .

Something that can really slow down app development over time is the large amount of simple, insignificant tasks that we do every day. Minor things that add up to long hours of extra effort if we neglect to automate them. It can be rough and I’m positive you too can relate if you:

A list of top practices to consider when starting a new Android project, implementing which would lead to a healthier and more predictable development process. Some of the methods described can be applied outside of the Android ecosystem and include specific architectural, conceptual and process-related recommendations.

Storing data in SharedPreferences is so quick and comfortable. It’s also easy for malicious people to have a look at the data stored in SharedPreferences… so go have to be careful about what you put in there, and might need to start thinking about way to store data in an encrypted format.

Flutter and React Native are creating all the right noises in the cross-platform application development arena. Here’s a look at some of the trending UI libraries this year that work on both Android and iOS platforms.