{"product_id":"how-to-build-android-apps-with-kotlin-second-edition-a-practical-guide-to-developing-testing-and-publishing-your-first-android-apps-9781837634934","title":"How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin - Second Edition: A practical guide to developing, testing, and publishing your first Android apps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnleash the power of Android programming to build scalable and reliable apps using industry best practices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKey Features\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild apps with Kotlin, Google's preferred programming language for Android development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnlock solutions to development challenges with guidance from experienced Android professionals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprove your apps by adding valuable features that make use of advanced functionality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBook Description\u003cp\u003eLooking to kick-start your app development journey with Android 13, but don't know where to start? How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin is a comprehensive guide that will help jump-start your Android development practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book starts with the fundamentals of app development, enabling you to utilize Android Studio and Kotlin to get started with building Android projects. You'll learn how to create apps and run them on virtual devices through guided exercises. Progressing through the chapters, you'll delve into Android's RecyclerView to make the most of lists, images, and maps, and see how to fetch data from a web service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also get to grips with testing, learning how to keep your architecture clean, understanding how to persist data, and gaining basic knowledge of the dependency injection pattern. Finally, you'll see how to publish your apps on the Google Play store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll work on realistic projects that are split up into bitesize exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way. You'll build apps to create quizzes, read news articles, check weather reports, store recipes, retrieve movie information, and remind you where you parked your car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of this book, you'll have the skills and confidence to build your own creative Android applications using Kotlin.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you will learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate maintainable and scalable apps using Kotlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the Android app development lifecycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimplify app development with Google architecture components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse standard libraries for dependency injection and data parsing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply the repository pattern to retrieve data from outside sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild user interfaces using Jetpack Compose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore Android asynchronous programming with Coroutines and the Flow API\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish your app on the Google Play store\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for\u003cp\u003eIf you want to build Android applications using Kotlin but are unsure of how and where to begin, then this book is for you. To easily grasp the concepts in this book, a basic understanding of Kotlin, or experience in a similar programming language is a must.\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating Your First App\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding User Screen Flows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping the UI with Fragments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding App Navigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssential Libraries: Retrofit, Moshi, and Glide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdding and Interacting with RecyclerView\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndroid Permissions and Google Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServices, WorkManager, and Notifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding User Interfaces Using Jetpack Compose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit Tests and Integration Tests with JUnit, Mockito, and Espresso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndroid Architecture Components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersisting Data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDependency Injection with Dagger, Hilt, and Koin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoroutines and Flow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitecture Patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimations and Transitions with CoordinatorLayout and MotionLayout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaunching Your App on Google Play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692049240338,"sku":"9781837634934","price":95.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4b6c2433-1a93-44b4-9dda-fc86f3a737d4.jpg?v=1734114608","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-build-android-apps-with-kotlin-second-edition-a-practical-guide-to-developing-testing-and-publishing-your-first-android-apps-9781837634934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}