You're reading from Kickstart Modern Android Development with Jetpack and Kotlin Enhance your applications by integrating Jetpack and applying modern app architectural concepts

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801811071

Length 472 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Kotlin

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Author (1):

Catalin Ghita

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Exploring the Core Jetpack Suite and Other Libraries

2. Chapter 1: Creating a Modern UI with Jetpack Compose FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Handling UI State with Jetpack ViewModel

4. Chapter 3: Displaying Data from REST APIs with Retrofit

5. Chapter 4: Handling Async Operations with Coroutines

6. Chapter 5: Adding Navigation in Compose With Jetpack Navigation

7. Part 2: A Guide to Clean Application Architecture with Jetpack Libraries

8. Chapter 6: Adding Offline Capabilities with Jetpack Room

9. Chapter 7: Introducing Presentation Patterns in Android

10. Chapter 8: Getting Started with Clean Architecture in Android

11. Chapter 9: Implementing Dependency Injection with Jetpack Hilt

12. Chapter 10: Test Your App with UI and Unit Tests

13. Part 3: Diving into Other Jetpack Libraries

14. Chapter 11: Creating Infinite Lists with Jetpack Paging and Kotlin Flow

15. Chapter 12: Exploring the Jetpack Lifecycle Components

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