The Art of Doing: Dive Into Android Development with Kotlin

Master the fundamentals and begin your journey into android application development today!

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The Art of Doing: Dive Into Android Development with Kotlin
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17 hours
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Dec 2022
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What you will learn

How to create your own Android applications using Android Studio and the Kotlin programming language.

How to test and upload your applications on your own physical/emulated devices.

How to design app layouts using linear and constraint layouts.

How to use binding objects (view binding and data binding) to improve projects.

How to implement navigation and fragments into your applications to have dynamic apps.

How to implement view models and live data.

We will create 6 full fledge application as well as many more "learning" applications throughout the course.

Why take this course?

  • Have you found yourself confused, lost, or frustrated when following complicated Android Studio guides, not fully understanding what was going on?

  • Have you always wanted to make your own mobile application but never new where to start?

  • Have you done some basics in another language like Python or JavaScript and don't know where to apply your knowledge?

  • Are you looking to code in Kotlin, Google's official language for Android application development?

If you've answered yes to any of the above then this course is for you! The Art of Doing:  Dive Into Android Development with Kotlin is a course that takes the time to lay a foundation and build upon it.  We won't just get Android studio installed and rush through all it does for us in creating a project.  Instead, we will walk through each file created and the given starter code, so you feel like you are in control of the applications you are writing!  We'll continue on this trend of fully explaining and gaining a mastery level understanding of concepts as we explore various views, layout styles, view and data binding, fragments and navigation, and lastly MVVM architecture. 


I'm a self learner.  I know what it is like to try to teach yourself a subject and be left following code someone else wrote but not fully understanding what you've done.  I've gone through various tutorials, constantly asking myself "what does this line mean?", "Why did they do that here?", "How does this actually work?".   Those frustrations helped motivate me to create this course.  While I may be a self taught programmer, I am a Master Teacher with a depth of experience in education.  I know how to teach, how to relate high level concepts at a fundamental level, and what makes knowledge stick. 

So often, when students ask for advice they are told to, "Go build something" or "Get involved on a project" but have no idea what projects to build or get involved in.  This course will set you on your way!  In this course I will walk you though, step by step, on how to to design the layout and the functionality of unique, engaging, and purposeful apps.  By the end of this course, I promise that you will be coming up with your own app ideas and feel confident enough in your abilities to create them. 


Together, we will work through 15 sections of this course.  Each section will highlight concepts and ideas, explaining every step along the way and answering any questions you might have.  I promise that you won't experience any of the frustrations I had while learning because I know how important it is to not just introduce knowledge, but also to provide context for that knowledge to grow. 

I'm sure there are other introductory courses out there that will try to teach you more...but I would imagine that the depth of knowledge in those courses is shallow.  My goal for this course was not to expose you to every single concept or idea in android development but rather provide you with the structure and context to feel like you fully understand the fundamentals presented to you in this course. 


Anyone can follow a guide and retype what someone else has already written.   But by taking this course, I believe you will have the confidence, knowledge base, and ownership of knowledge such that you won't have to follow someone else's work, but rather create something from your own mind.  After all, I believe the highest level of knowledge is creation.   

After taking this course, based on the way I break down each topic and present the material, you will have a mastery level understanding of the fundamentals of Android Studio, Android app development, and the Kotlin programming language.  I hope to see you in the class!



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Reviews

Kanan
May 18, 2023
Thanks for the course. It is overall very good. But I have some advice. 1. This advice is for learners: If you do not have any background in programming, then at first try to learn about Kotlin or Java at least, and then come back to this course. The constructor explains everything very easily and in an understandable way, but if you don't have a background, it will be hard to put things together. 2. This advice is for the constructor: it will be good if you make the next parts of this course (which I couldn't find). Because I think you are the only creator on Udemy who is able to teach in a more understandable way and doesn't make learners to fall asleep.
Paul
February 9, 2023
Having fun as great teachers fill in the information one needs and don't presume you already know why you are doing it. "Involve me and I understand" -- The Buddha
Floyd
January 19, 2023
The course was great, certain aspects of the course like the "safeargs" part is outdated and new implementation is unclear, but overall the course is great and helps build a great basic learning of android
Amethyst
January 16, 2023
I once took a course by Michael called The Art of Doing: Video Game Creation With Python and Pygame. I learned a LOT from that course. This course was no different. I went into this class with previous knowledge of Python and basic programming syntax so I felt I was reasonably prepared for some of the more complex lessons in this course. However, I think an absolute beginner might have trouble understanding exactly what they're doing, even with Michael's clear and concise explanations. Overall, I really enjoyed the course and I'm so happy I took it; I just think it might be a little advanced for someone who maybe has never touched a keyboard to code before.
Mark
December 22, 2022
This is the single best course on Udemy regarding Kotlin coding. I really hope you continue to make more addressing Retrofit APIs and other advanced subjects. Thank you!
Javier
December 11, 2022
The instructor explains well, at a good pace, and is engaging. Complex features are explained well and clearly. I think it's an excellent course thanks to the explanations of an excellent instructor. Highly recommend this course. Really enjoyed it and learned a lot.
V.L.Dwaarakesh
August 3, 2022
The best course on app developers, Compared to other courses which don't explain most of the items in detail.The course explains all the things in detail .
Rafael
July 7, 2022
The best course to learn the basics on Android Studio Kotlin, well explained and structured. It might improve by introducing lists and data bases.
Brian
December 10, 2021
Excellent course for beginners to intermediate. Every section had an app to build so it was "hands on" learning through out.
Sinan
November 28, 2021
Great course for beginners and great instructor. I enjoy following the course and the instructor is very helpful.
Mohammad
November 16, 2021
I am sorry this course could get a 5-star rating. The teaching style is very good. As this course for the beginner this should include some more necessary topics, like: Network Request, In-app Database, Firebase & Push Notification, List View / RecyclerView Drawer Navigation (Changing Activity and Fragments) I think If the trainer include these topics this could be the best for the beginners.
Scott
October 27, 2021
So far, so good. I am a veteran windows database app developer, so I have 40+ years of DB programming. Trying my hand at Android Apps via this course.
Rohit
October 18, 2021
this course has very good explanations and a very good beginner course but it should have also include some more important topics
Karthick
October 10, 2021
Very Good for begineers.The way he ask question himself ,reflects the exact questions asked by the audience.Deep and Excellent
Jan
July 20, 2021
I started with a solid grasp of Kotlin. WIthouth that the course would have been cumbersome. The instructor put a lot of - successful! - effort into finding good, understandable explanations of all the concepts involved. He just explains in a way that sticks.

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