Course Outline
Introduction
Setting Up the Tools for Kotlin
- Using the Command Line Tools
- Installing the JDK for Kotlin
- Installing and Setting Up the IDE: IntelliJ
- Installing the Plugins
Setting Up the Tools for Android Development
- Installing Android Studio
- Starting a New Project
- Setting Up the Emulator
- Setting Up the Library
Setting Up Kotlin in Android
Getting Started with Kotlin and the Kotlin Syntax
- Overview of Kotlin
- Learning the Kotlin Architecture
- Learning the Kotlin Syntax
- Using Key Features of Kotlin
Comparing Similarities and Differences of Kotlin and Swift
- Basics
- Arrays
- Dictionaries
Digging Deep into Programming with Kotlin vs. Swift
- Learning the Types of Classes
- Creating a Class
- Adding Methods to Classes
- Defining Basic Constructors
- Using Named Parameters and Default Values
- Using Open Classes to Allow Inheritance
- Creating, Declaring, and Using Functions in Kotlin
- Using Parameters and Returning a Value
- Creating and Using Interfaces
- Using Enumerations
- Understanding Generics
- Implementing a Generic Stack
- Using Generic Functions
- Using Extension Functions
Working with Java from Kotlin and Vice Versa
Working with the Data Layer
- Overview of the Network Layer
- Using Entities and Endpoints
- Implementing Network Interactors
- GET Articles
- POST Articles
- Finalize
- Setting Up Room for SQLite Database
- Working with Realm Database
- Implementing Common Tasks on the Data Layer
Understanding the Application Life Cycle of Android vs. iOS
- Simple
- Complex
- Threading
Using XML UI Layout
- Overview of Common UI Components Between Apple and Android
- Adding UI Events
- Creating an Activity
- Using the RecyclerView
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Experience with Swift programming
Testimonials
The trainer was patient, and very positive (particularly liked the “that's perfect!” comment for feel the good factor), always punctual, and spoke with grace, was prepared, and solved any coding errors (on my part) very quickly.
Antonio Caccioli - KnowledgePool Group Ltd
Great content, excellent exercises. Covered a lot of information. Friendly to new Kotlin programmers but also a lot to still learn for those of us already using Kotlin. Highly recommend this course. The pace of the course was perfect, not too slow, not too fast. Alternating between instruction and exercises helped cement the knowledge from each section.
Mark Sorenson - Los Alamos National Laboratory
I liked the exercises. They presented enough of a challenge to understand the task at hand without overloading us with instructions.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
It was perfect, enough slides to watch for hints and enough time to make the exercises