Kotlin for Android: Beginner to Advanced

Kotlin is an expressive, concise & powerful development language on Android. Learn everything you need to know to start

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Created byDevslopes by Nathan Sevedge

Last updated 3/2018

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What you'll learn

Build professional, fully functional apps using Kotlin
Apply for Jr. Android app development jobs
Submit apps to the Google Play store

Course content

8 sections • 101 lectures • 22h 52m total length

Intro to Kotlin and Android Course1:22
Let's talk about what we're going to learn.
First look at Kotlin3:58
Find out why you want to learn Kotlin!
Install JDK and Android Studio for Mac12:43
Let's get you set up with the tools you need on Mac
Install JDK and Android Studio for Windows10:09
Learn how to install Android Studio for Windows.
Android Emulator11:51
Learn all about the awesome Android simulator
DinnerDecider Part 121:19
We begin building our first Kotlin app!
DinnerDecider Part 223:43
We continue making our awesome first app!
DinnerDecider Part 310:53
Lets finish up our first app!
Exercise: Make your own decider!0:01
Run on a real device!6:41
In this lesson we learn how to run our apps on real devices!
Run on a real device from Windows!6:07
Run a real device on Windows 10.
Quiz: Kotlin

Installing IntellijIDEA for Mac8:38
Install the IDE for learning Kotlin
Installing IntellijIDEA for Windows8:35
Learn how to install Intellij IDE to learn Kotlin fundamentals.
Variables with Kotlin16:34
Learn all about using variables in Kotlin
Strings with Kotlin21:53
Learn all about using strings in Kotlin
Numbers and Operators with Kotlin4:28
Learn all about numbers and operators using Kotlin
Quiz: Kotlin Foundation
Functions with Kotlin17:01
In this lesson we learn about functions
Exercise: Practice writing functions0:01
Conditional Logic with Kotlin19:08
Let's learn about how programs make decisions
Collections with Kotlin19:22
Learn how to work with collections in Kotlin
Loops with Kotlin8:39
Learn about working with loops in Kotlin
Nullability with Kotlin18:20
Learn about nullability with Kotlin
Classes and Inheritance with Kotlin28:12
Learn all about classes and inheritance with Kotlin
Exercise: You’re so classy!0:01
Lambda with Kotlin22:55
Learn all about the powerful new feature of Kotlin
Quiz: Knowledge Check

Intro to Git and Terminal1:02
In this section we will learn all about terminal and git.
Git & Version Control - The Fun Way11:59
Terminal Basics - Changing directories6:07
Terminal Basics - Creating directories & files4:30
Terminal Basics - copying & renaming files8:57
Terminal Basics - deleting files & directories6:01
Git Basics17:16
Setting up Github4:36
Working with Local & Remote Repositories11:14
Handling Git Merge Conflicts16:52
Learn how to use Android Studio to make version control easier.
Exercise: Pushing your project to GitHub0:01
Using Git with Android Studio12:32
Importing Projects and Merge Conflicts15:24
Learn how to resolve merge conflicts.

Intro to the app2:07
Let's talk about what we're going to learn!
Welcome Screen Layout22:23
In this lesson we create the layout for our welcome screen.
League Selection Layout20:45
Let's create the layout for our second screen.
Intents and Context19:56
Learn all about intents and context.
Lifecycle Overview4:12
Let's learn about the activity lifecycle.
Quiz
Lifecycle in action12:50
Watch the activity lifecycle in action in real time.
Skill Selection Layout16:21
Create the layout for the skill selection activity.
Buttoning up the Activities17:54
Add the logic to make the toggle buttons work and pass data.
Toggling the skills20:37
Receive and send data from one activity to another.
Parcelable12:53
Learn how to make a class parcelable.
Instance State12:39
Learn how to save instance state on orientation change.
Swoosh Challenge1:24
Take the Swoosh challenge and make your app responsive on tablets.
Exercise: Taking it to the big time.0:01

CoderSwag Intro1:42
Data Structure19:20
Simple ListView13:56
Custom List Adapter20:00
Learn how to create a custom list adapter.
View Holder12:20
Learn how to implement the ViewHolder
RecyclerView Adapter29:05
Learn how to create the recycler view adapter.
Quiz
RecyclerView Clicks13:14
How to add an on click listener for recycler view.
Product List View10:06
Add the product recycler view.
Product Recycle Adapter23:19
Add the product recycler view adapter
Exercise: Show me the product.0:01

Smack Intro4:20
Learn about what we will cover in this section
Project Setup22:46
Lets get this project set up!
MainActivity UI Setup17:55
Let's get the main activity usr interface set up.
Login Activity UI11:42
Create the login activity.
CreateUserActivity UI14:26
Create the activity where new users are created.
Generate Avatar and Background Color15:15
Add avatar image and background color.
Webrequests and APIs8:53
Learn all about web requests and APIs
Hosting API20:11
Learn how to host the API on Heroku and mLab
Local Hosting API19:53
Learn how to host a local instance of the API
Quiz
Our first web request20:13
Learn all about Volley web requests
Registering a user18:01
In this lesson we finally register an actual user!
Login User26:34
Create the web request to log a user in
Creating User22:40
Create the web request that creates a new user
Polishing up Create User Activity16:38
Finish up the create user activity
Broadcast Receiver25:57
In this lesson we learn how to listen for broadcasts.
Find User19:48
In this lesson we learn how to retrieve user information.
Polishing up the Login Activity10:34
In this lesson we finish up the login activity.
Add Channel Dialog14:54
Create the modal pop up to add new channels.
Sockets17:20
Learn all about sockets.
Socket.On20:57
Learn how to receive information coming from the API over the socket connection.
Downloading Channels25:34
Create the API call to download channels and display in a list view.
Shared Preferences24:27
Channel Selection11:47
Select channels and make updates.
Send and receive message17:39
Use sockets to send and receive a message.
Downloading Messages21:29
Create the web request to download messages for a channel
Displaying Messages23:07
In this lesson we get to finally display our messages.
Date Formatter17:09
Format the message dates in this final lesson.

Intro to Section - Google Play Store1:33
In this section we will learn how to upload to the Google Play Store
Side Loading9:35
In this lesson we learn how to side load apps onto device.
Registering Account4:27
In this lesson we register our developer account.
Removing Logs5:48
In this lesson we prepare our APK by removing logs.
Generate Signed APK5:46
In this lesson we generate our signed APK file and upload to our developer console.
Store Listing18:03
In this lesson we finish up with all the store listing info and push the big publish button!
Published!5:46
We update the app and check it out on the Google Play Store.

Requirements

Must have PC with Windows 8+ OR macOS OR Linux/Ubuntu
Recommend having an actual Android device but it is not required

Description

KOTLIN FOR ANDROID

Welcome to the world's most comprehensive course on Kotlin for Android development. Whether your a developer coming from Java, or have NO Android experience, we start from the ground up and teach you everything you need to know how to build apps using Kotlin.

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?

We don't only focus on the Kotlin language like most courses on Kotlin do. Learn to code the Devslopes way. We'll teach you everything about developing with Kotlin, working with interface builder and all the SDK's you actually need to build apps. And as always, you'll be building professional, amazing looking apps from start to finish.

Here are some of the things you'll be able to do after taking this course:

Learn to code how the PROs code - not just copy and paste
Learn everything you need to know about submitting to the Google Play store
Build beautiful Apps - We don't build trash - you'll create amazing real-world apps
Build Real Projects - You'll get to build projects that help you retain what you've learned

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

Installing JDK and Android Studio as well as IntelliJ
How to run apps on own device
Those looking to get a full time job as a developer
Kotlin Foundations - Variables, Strings, Collections, Classes, Inheritance, Lambda Expressions
In depth look at activity life cycle, intents, and context
Deep dive on constraint layout and supporting multiple device sizes.
Enhance your UI with custom drawables
Using Kotlin with Android SDK
Comprehensive overview of List and Recycler Views
Learn all about web requests and working with APIs and even implement web sockets in a fully functional Slack app clone.

Don't forget to join the free live community where you can get free help anytime from other students.

Who this course is for:

This course is for absolute beginners with no coding experience
Programmers coming from Java who want to learn Kotlin for Android

Kotlin for Android: Beginner to Advanced

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Course content

Android Studio and First App11 lectures • 1hr 49min

Kotlin Foundation14 lectures • 3hr 14min

Terminal & Version Control13 lectures • 1hr 57min

All About Layout6 lectures • 1hr 46min

Activity Lifecycle13 lectures • 2hr 44min

List and Recycler Views10 lectures • 2hr 23min

Smack Chat App27 lectures • 8hr 10min

Publishing Your App7 lectures • 51min

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