Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

by Bill Phillips, Chris Stewart, Kristin Marsicano, Brian Gardner

Overview

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is an introductory Android book for programmers with Kotlin experience. Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular Android Bootcamp, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. This book focuses on practical techniques for developing apps in Kotlin compatible with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) through Android 8.1 (Oreo) and beyond.
Write and run code every step of the way, using Android Studio to create apps that integrate with other apps, download and display pictures from the web, play sounds, and more. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development. The Android team is constantly improving and updating Android Studio and other tools. As a result, some of the instructions provided in the book have changed. You can find an addendum addressing breaking changes at: https://github.com/bignerdranch/AndroidCourseResources/raw/master/4thEdition/Errata/4eAddendum.pdf.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780135245125
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	10/25/2019
Series:	Big Nerd Ranch Guides
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	624
Sales rank:	653,526
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Bill Phillips is a fellow and instructor at Big Nerd Ranch. He cowrote and taught the original Big Nerd Ranch Android Bootcamp, as well as the earlier editions of this book. Since then he has been teaching, writing blog posts, reading various kinds of literature, writing and playing music, and working on books.

Chris Stewart is the director of the Android team at Big Nerd Ranch, where he is also an Android Bootcamp instructor. He is dedicated to constant improvement and works to perfect his craft as much as possible. When not in front of a computer, Chris enjoys hiking and traveling.

Kristin Marsicano is an Android developer and instructor at Big Nerd Ranch. Always an educator at heart, she is passionate about learning, software development, and the intersection of the two. When she is not teaching or developing apps, you can find Kristin cooking for her growing family, doing yoga, or learning something new.

Table of Contents

Learning Android

The Necessary Tools

1. Your First Android Application

2. Android and Model-View-Controller

3. The Activity Lifecycle

4. Debugging Android Apps

5. Your Second Activity

6. Android SDK Versions and Compatibility

7. UI Fragments and the Fragment Manager

8. Displaying Lists with RecyclerView

9. Creating User Interfaces with Layouts and Widgets

10. Using Fragment Arguments

11. Using ViewPager

12. Dialogs

13. The Toolbar

14. SQLite Databases

15. Implicit Intents

16. Taking Pictures with Intents

17. Two-Pane Master-Detail Interfaces

18. Localization

19. Accessibility

20. Assets

21. Audio Playback with SoundPool

22. Styles and Themes

23. XML Drawables

24. More About Intents and Tasks

25. HTTP & Background Tasks

26. Loopers, Handlers, and HandlerThread

27. Search

28. Background Services

29. Broadcast Intents

30. Browsing the Web and WebView

31. Custom Views and Touch Events

32. Property Animation

33. Locations and Play Services

34. Maps

35. Material Design

36. Afterword