Kickstart Modern Android Development with Jetpack and Kotlin

Catalin Ghita

ISBN 10: 1801811075 / ISBN 13: 9781801811071

Verlag: Packt Publishing Limited, GB, 2022

Explore modern Android development in Kotlin 1.6.10 with this condensed hands-on guide to building reliable apps using libraries such as Compose, ViewModel, Hilt, Retrofit, Flow, and moreKey FeaturesExplore Jetpack libraries and other modern technologies for Android developmentImprove the architectural design of your Android appsEnhance the quality of your Android projects' code bases and applications using the latest librariesBook DescriptionWith Jetpack libraries, you can build and design high-quality, robust Android apps that have an improved architecture and work consistently across different versions and devices. This book will help you understand how Jetpack allows developers to follow best practices and architectural patterns when building Android apps while also eliminating boilerplate code.Developers working with Android and Kotlin will be able to put their knowledge to work with this condensed practical guide to building apps with the most popular Jetpack libraries, including Jetpack Compose, ViewModel, Hilt, Room, Paging, Lifecycle, and Navigation. You'll get to grips with relevant libraries and architectural patterns, including popular libraries in the Android ecosystem such as Retrofit, Coroutines, and Flow while building modern applications with real-world data.By the end of this Android app development book, you'll have learned how to leverage Jetpack libraries and your knowledge of architectural concepts for building, designing, and testing robust Android applications for various use cases.What you will learnIntegrate popular Jetpack libraries such as Compose, ViewModel, Hilt, and Navigation into real Android apps with KotlinApply modern app architecture concepts such as MVVM, dependency injection, and clean architectureExplore Android libraries such as Retrofit, Coroutines, and FlowIntegrate Compose with the rest of the Jetpack libraries or other popular Android librariesWork with other Jetpack libraries such as Paging and Room while integrating a real REST API that supports paginationTest Compose UI and the application logic through unit testsWho this book is forThis book is for junior and intermediate-level Android developers looking to level up their Android development skills to develop high-quality apps using Jetpack libraries and other cutting-edge technologies. Beginners with knowledge of Android development fundamentals will also find this book useful. Familiarity with Kotlin is assumed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781801811071

Inhaltsangabe:

Explore modern Android development in Kotlin 1.6.10 with this condensed hands-on guide to building reliable apps using libraries such as Compose, ViewModel, Hilt, Retrofit, Flow, and more

Key Features:

• Explore Jetpack libraries and other modern technologies for Android development
• Improve the architectural design of your Android apps
• Enhance the quality of your Android projects' code bases and applications using the latest libraries

Book Description:

With Jetpack libraries, you can build and design high-quality, robust Android apps that have an improved architecture and work consistently across different versions and devices. This book will help you understand how Jetpack allows developers to follow best practices and architectural patterns when building Android apps while also eliminating boilerplate code.

Developers working with Android and Kotlin will be able to put their knowledge to work with this condensed practical guide to building apps with the most popular Jetpack libraries, including Jetpack Compose, ViewModel, Hilt, Room, Paging, Lifecycle, and Navigation. You'll get to grips with relevant libraries and architectural patterns, including popular libraries in the Android ecosystem such as Retrofit, Coroutines, and Flow while building modern applications with real-world data.

By the end of this Android app development book, you'll have learned how to leverage Jetpack libraries and your knowledge of architectural concepts for building, designing, and testing robust Android applications for various use cases.

What You Will Learn:

• Integrate popular Jetpack libraries such as Compose, ViewModel, Hilt, and Navigation into real Android apps with Kotlin
• Apply modern app architecture concepts such as MVVM, dependency injection, and clean architecture
• Explore Android libraries such as Retrofit, Coroutines, and Flow
• Integrate Compose with the rest of the Jetpack libraries or other popular Android libraries
• Work with other Jetpack libraries such as Paging and Room while integrating a real REST API that supports pagination
• Test Compose UI and the application logic through unit tests

Who this book is for:

This book is for junior and intermediate-level Android developers looking to level up their Android development skills to develop high-quality apps using Jetpack libraries and other cutting-edge technologies. Beginners with knowledge of Android development fundamentals will also find this book useful. Familiarity with Kotlin is assumed.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Catalin Ghita is a Udemy Instructor and an Android Engineer proficient in Native Android Development, while also being active in Cross-platform development with React-Native and Flutter. He successfully built, deployed, and maintained huge scalable apps with millions of downloads and active users for industry giants like Burger King, Carrefour or Bankinter. He is designated to architect huge applications into scalable, maintainable and testable form and shapes. As the owner of the Coding Troops blog and Udemy instructor, he wrote articles and taught courses reaching tens of thousands of students, thereby exposing and clarifying concepts and subtleties on hot topics in Android.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Kickstart Modern Android Development with ...
Verlag: Packt Publishing Limited, GB
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: New