Applied Kotlin for Android Application Development

Name: Applied Kotlin for Android Application Development
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Apply Kotlin's next-gen concepts for Android Applications to make your Android development consistent, faster, and much

Created byPackt Publishing

Last updated 5/2018

English

What you'll learn

Implement Lambdas and higher-order functions in Kotlin.
Work with Interfaces to resolve overriding conflicts.
Explore concepts such as operator overloading, property delegation, and null safety in Kotlin.
Use Anko to make your code clean and easy to read, and smooth out the rough edges in the Android SDK for Java.
Deploy and publish your Android apps on Google Play Store.

Course content

4 sections • 20 lectures • 2h 23m total length

The Course Overview3:45
This video gives an overview of the entire course.
Lambdas6:11
The aim of the video is to understand lambda expression in Kotlin.
Higher Order Functions4:57
In this video, we will explore functions in Kotlin and learn more about higher order functions.
Extension Functions4:42
In this video, we will learn how we can use a special declaration known as extension functions to extend a class with a new functionality without inheriting from any class or by using design patterns.
Inline Functions12:00
The aim of the video is to understand how we overcome the shortcomings of higher order functions by inlining the parameters.

Implementing Interfaces4:50
This video introduces the concept of interface in Kotlin and also explains how we can implement an interface with an example.
Properties in Interfaces2:07
Unlike Java, in Kotlin we can declare properties in interface. This video helps us to understand how to add properties to an interface and accessing them.
Resolving Overriding Conflicts5:21
In Kotlin, a class can implement multiple interfaces. In this video, we will learn how this can be achieved. This video also helps us to understand how to resolve overriding conflicts that might arise while implementing them.

Operator Overload9:39
The aim of the video is to understand how we can implement operator overloading in Kotlin with an example and learn more about unary and arithmetic operators.
Delegation6:32
The aim of the video to understand what is implementation by delegation in Kotlin and how we can override the interface members.
Property Delegation8:05
In Kotlin, we can implement a certain kind of properties only once and put them in a library. This video explains the concept using property and lazy delegates.
Null Safety11:06
Just like in Java, null pointer exception is a pitfall in Kotlin. In this video, we will learn how to deal with it Kotlin and discuss safe call and Elvis operator in Kotlin.
Sealed Classes9:48
Unlike Java, in Kotlin have sealed classes, which is an abstract class and allows to be extended by subclasses only within the sealed class. This video explores sealed class and explains the benefits of using it.
Enum Classes10:00
When a fixed set of constants are required in Kotlin, we can use enum. This video helps us to understand how to initialize enum classes in Kotlin and working with enum constants.

What Is Anko?6:09
In this video, we will learn about the library Anko and how it can help us build apps more easily.
Simple Intents, Finally!8:27
In this video, we will learn how to create Intents in a less verbose way than normal.
Dialogs and Toasts11:46
In this video, we will learn a simple way to show dialogs and toasts using Anko.
Logging4:16
In this video, we will learn how to incorporate flexible logging into our app using Anko.
Background Threads3:28
In this video, we will show how to use AsyncTask in Kotlin, and how to use bg() which is much simpler.
Preparing for Google Play10:23
In this video, we will learn how to create a signed APK of our app and publish it to Google Play.

Requirements

A basic knowledge of Kotlin is recommended.

Description

Kotlin greatly reduces source code verbosity. With Google having announced its support for Kotlin as a first-class language for writing Android apps, now's the time to learn how to create apps from scratch with Kotlin

The Applied Kotlin for Android Application Development course is for developers who have some experience in the basics of Kotlin and are ready to take the plunge into the more advanced stage. This course covers Kotlin's superpowers, as it were. You should already know the syntax, but now we will go over the things that make Kotlin stand out—such as inline functions and null safety.You will learn about Anko, a Kotlin library which makes Android application development faster and easier. It makes your code clean and easy to read and smoothes out the rough edges in the Android SDK for Java. You will also publish the app you built during the course to get an overall end-to-end experience of Kotlin Android application development.

By the end of this course, you will have gained experience in creating and deploying Android applications using Kotlin.

About the Author

Yusuf Saber is an Android developer with over 5 years' professional experience. Yusuf earned his Master's degree in Computer Engineering from Ryerson University in 2011 and started his career as a .NET developer before quickly turning to Android. He has worked on a large range of Android apps, from social to multimedia to B2B and more!

Who this course is for:

This video course is for developers who have a basic understanding of Kotlin and now want to move on with Android development by covering some advanced concepts in Kotlin.

Applied Kotlin for Android Application Development

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Next-Gen Functions5 lectures • 32min

Interfaces3 lectures • 12min

Salient Features in Kotlin6 lectures • 55min

Exploring Anko and Publishing the App to Google Play6 lectures • 44min

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