Easy Android Development with Kotlin

This book is aimed at Java programmers who need a succinct introduction to developing native Android apps. It takes you quickly and proficiently through the required technical interrelationships and techniques, and also serves as a reference book for the terminology, tools, and APIs used in the Android development environment.

The basic tools that the Android app development framework provides make up the basis of the book. Among other things, you can learn how to:

• Implement components
• Integrate resources
• Design app GUIs
• Access desktop functions
• Achieve persistent data storage

All the sample code use here is based on Kotlin, which, alongside Java, is the second programming language officially supported by Android. Kotlin is an innovative tool that offers concise, easy-to-understand code. The language enables you to implement easily maintainable apps faster and more easily than you can with Java.

The book is based on Android 8 and Android Studio 3.0, and includes explanations of the most important differences between Kotlin and Java