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The first-principle introduction to Kotlin through Android, to start building easy-to-use apps
Learn by example and build four real-world apps and dozens of mini-apps
Description
Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world and Kotlin has been declared by Google as a first-class programming language to build Android apps. With the imminent arrival of the most anticipated Android update, Android 10 (Q), this book gets you started building apps compatible with the latest version of Android.
It adopts a project-style approach, where we focus on teaching the fundamentals of Android app development and the essentials of Kotlin by building three real-world apps and more than a dozen mini-apps. The book begins by giving you a strong grasp of how Kotlin and Android work together before gradually moving onto exploring the various Android APIs for building stunning apps for Android with ease. You will learn to make your apps more presentable using different layouts. You will dive deep into Kotlin programming concepts such as variables, functions, data structures, Object-Oriented code, and how to connect your Kotlin code to the UI. You will learn to add multilingual text so that your app is accessible to millions of more potential users. You will learn how animation, graphics, and sound effects work and are implemented in your Android app.
By the end of the book, you will have sound knowledge about significant Kotlin programming concepts and start building your own fully featured Android apps.
Who is this book for?
This book is for people who are new to Kotlin, Android and want to develop Android apps.It also acts as a refresher for those who have some experience in programming with Android and Kotlin.
What you will learn
Learn how Kotlin and Android work together
Build a graphical drawing app using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles
Build beautiful, practical layouts using ScrollView, RecyclerView, NavigationView, ViewPager and CardView
Write Kotlin code to manage an apps data using different strategies including JSON and the built-in Android SQLite database
Add user interaction, data captures, sound, and animation to your apps
Implement dialog boxes to capture input from the user
Build a simple database app that sorts and stores the user s data
very good book, i'm on chapter 4 now, keeps you motivating to go step by step
Feefo Verified review
Amazon CustomerFeb 04, 2021
5
Nicely laid out and very informative. Easy to read and understand.
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Hurricane LakeJun 10, 2020
5
This book is Great!. I am joyfully engaged in it. Your detailed explanations of the workings of Android Studio and how Android Studio works with Kotlin, i.e., how the UI and functions work, and what goes where and why is greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to go that deep. Your book was such an education about the underlying workings of Android Studio and the workings of Android Studio using Kotlin that I am able to tweak all examples to work on the later Android Studio version - Android Studio 4. Thanks again.
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Michael O.Jul 12, 2019
5
This should be the first book for fledgling developers of Android apps using Kotlin. I have read other books and had limited success in understanding key concepts. I liked Mr. Horton's conversational style and attention to detail. He purposefully doesn't burden the reader with more Kotlin language idioms than are needed for each current project. He explains concepts very well. He understands his core audience and gently addresses the limitations of beginning coders.
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GOBINDA R.Mar 18, 2021
5
I brought this book as kindle addition. The book writer language is very easy to understand. And the content of the book is very helpful for me, as I just started to learn the code. This book is very useful also for beginners. It covers every topic in details. So, if you are searching for a cotlin programming book, then you must give this book a try, trust me.
John Horton is a programming and gaming enthusiast based in the UK. He has a passion for writing apps, games, books, and blog articles. He is the founder of Game Code School.
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