Android Programming with Kotlin for Beginners

This is the code repository for Android Programming with Kotlin for Beginners, published by Packt.

Build Android apps starting from zero programming experience with the new Kotlin programming language

What is this book about?

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.

This book covers the following exciting features:

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

If you feel this book is for you, get your copy today!

Instructions and Navigations

All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.

The code will look like the following:

<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView" />

Following is what you need for this book: This book is for you if you are completely new to Kotlin, Android, or programming and want to make Android apps. This book also acts as a refresher for those who already have some experience programming with Android and Kotlin to advance their knowledge and make fast progress through the early projects.

With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-28).

Software and Hardware List

Chapter	Software required	OS required
1-27	Android Studio	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. Click here to download it.

Get to Know the Author

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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