Learn Kotlin by Developing Android Apps [Video]

Brandan Jones
Friday, September 29, 2017

Grasp the intricacies of Kotlin and equip yourself to develop premium Android apps from novice to pro

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Video Details

ISBN 139781788473804

Course Length7 hours and 1 minutes

Video Description

Kotlin has been making waves ever since it was open sourced by JetBrains in 2011; it has been praised by developers across the world and is already being adopted by companies. This video provides a detailed introduction to Kotlin that shows you all its features and will enable you to write Kotlin code to production. We start with the basics: get you familiar with running Kotlin code, setting up, tools, and instructions that you can use to write basic programs. Next, we cover object oriented code: functions and properties – all while using Kotlin’s new features.

Style and Approach

Practical, project-based approach

Introduction to Kotlin

The Course Overview

Uses and Advantages of Kotlin

Object Oriented versus Functional Programming

Create a Kotlin Project in Android Studio

Kotlin Syntax Overview

Kotlin for the Java Developer

Create a Simple Kotlin App Project and Layout

Project Design Document

Understanding the AndroidTM Project Structure

Layouts

Add Widgets to a Layout

Handle a Button Click

Connect Layouts and Widgets to Kotlin Functions

Declaring Variables

Functions

Convert Java to Kotlin

Override Methods with AsyncTask

Create and Refactor a Function

Classes, Objects and Null Checks

Classes

Create a Class to Represent a Plant

Objects

Example: Objects, Collections

Null Checks

Using Android Components

Intents

Example: Camera, Image Gallery

Broadcast Receivers

Example: Broadcast Receiver

Change Colors on UI Elements

Implementation: Change Colors Based on Feedback

Integrations

Making Decisions

Example: Making Decisions

Parsing

Example: JSON Parse

Overriding toString()

Images

Image Overview and Strategy

Example: Download an Image from the Web

Display an Image from the Web

Finishing Touches

Wrap-up

What You Will Learn

Develop an Android application with Kotlin
Use the Android Studio development environment.
Kotlin syntax and strategies.
Integrate with apps on the Android device.
How to integrate with external data.

Authors

Brandan Jones

Brandan Jones has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the University of Cincinnati since the 2000-2001 school year. He has taught many courses in programming, from introductory programming to full stack development.

Brandan proposed and created the first Android programming course at the University of Cincinnati, and has been teaching it ever since. He reapplied this course and taught it at Northwestern University’s School of Continuing Studies as well.

Brandan is the creator of the Android app PlantPlaces.com Mobile, which allows users to search for plants by color, and GPS plants. He wrote this app in 2012, using TDD principles. He used selected JSON feeds from that app in the examples in this video course.

Brandan’s mix of both academic and professional experience means that he brings real-world concepts to the classroom. Most of his high level classes include hands on experience with unit testing, scrum, and distributed version control systems.

Brandan holds a BS in Accounting and Management Information Systems from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He also earned a BS in Horticulture from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, Lindner College of Business, with concentrations in Operations Management and Real Estate Finance.