Android Programming with Kotlin for Beginners

BuildsmartlookingKotlinappswithUIandfunctionalityfortheAndroidplatformKeyFeatures*StartyourAndroidprogrammingcareer,orjusthavefunpublishingappsonGooglePlaymarketplace*Thefirst-principleintroductiontoKotlinthroughAndroid,tostartbuildingeasy-to-useapps*Learnbyexampleandbuildfourreal-worldappsanddozensofmini-appsBookDescriptionAndroidisthemostpopularmobileoperatingsystemintheworldandKotlinhasbeendeclaredbyGoogleasafirst-classprogramminglanguagetobuildAndroidapps.WiththeimminentarrivalofthemostanticipatedAndroidupdate,Android10(Q),thisbookgetsyoustartedbuildingappscompatiblewiththelatestversionofAndroid.Itadoptsaproject-styleapproach,wherewefocusonteachingthefundamentalsofAndroidappdevelopmentandtheessentialsofKotlinbybuildingthreereal-worldappsandmorethanadozenmini-apps.ThebookbeginsbygivingyouastronggraspofhowKotlinandAndroidworktogetherbeforegraduallymovingontoexploringthevariousAndroidAPIsforbuildingstunningappsforAndroidwithease.Youwilllearntomakeyourappsmorepresentableusingdifferentlayouts.YouwilldivedeepintoKotlinprogrammingconceptssuchasvariables,functions,datastructures,Object-Orientedcode,andhowtoconnectyourKotlincodetotheUI.Youwilllearntoaddmultilingualtextsothatyourappisaccessibletomillionsofmorepotentialusers.Youwilllearnhowanimation,graphics,andsoundeffectsworkandareimplementedinyourAndroidapp.Bytheendofthebook,youwillhavesoundknowledgeaboutsignificantKotlinprogrammingconceptsandstartbuildingyourownfullyfeaturedAndroidapps.Whatyouwilllearn*LearnhowKotlinandAndroidworktogether*BuildagraphicaldrawingappusingObject-OrientedProgramming(OOP)principles*Buildbeautiful,practicallayoutsusingScrollView,RecyclerView,NavigationView,ViewPagerandCardView*WriteKotlincodetomanageanapps'datausingdifferentstrategiesincludingJSONandthebuilt-inAndroidSQLitedatabase*Adduserinteraction,datacaptures,sound,andanimationtoyourapps*Implementdialogboxestocaptureinputfromtheuser*Buildasimpledatabaseappthatsortsandstorestheuser'sdataWhothisbookisforThisbookisforpeoplewhoarenewtoKotlin,AndroidandwanttodevelopAndroidapps.ItalsoactsasarefresherforthosewhohavesomeexperienceinprogrammingwithAndroidandKotlin.