Advanced Programming in Kotlin

Advanced Programming in Kotlin

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

127 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

91%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Implement an Android application with an Activity.
Implement advanced object-oriented features in Android.
Use mocks and fakes to perform unit testing in Android.
Use a Lambda expression to define a function as an object. Use collection processing methods for multistep collection processing.

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18 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this course, you will expand your Kotlin fluency by exploring the advanced concepts used by many Kotlin programmers. You will learn the more advanced features of Kotlin that are required to build a robust, functional Android app.

Each week’s learning provides ample opportunity for you to practice and apply what you learn as you learn it. By the end of this course, you will have an array of advanced programming tools to help you engineer solutions for your future Kotlin projects, progressing you toward a better understanding of Android development. On successful completion of the course you will be able to: Implement an Android application with an Activity Implement advanced object-oriented features in Android Use mocks and fakes to perform unit testing in Android Use a Lambda expression to define a function as an object Use collection processing methods for multistep collection processing To be successful in this course, you require a foundational understanding of Kotlin programming fundamentals and of creating a UI in Android Studio.

Learn how to work with object declarations and experience how they are used. Develop your understanding of companion objects, classes and constant values. In addition, have a walk-through of declaring an object in Android and explore what is involved with implementing a function start for an Activity.

What's included

11 videos10 readings4 assignments

11 videos Total 41 minutes

Introduction to the course 5 minutes
How is Kotlin used in the real world? 3 minutes
Recap: Programming fundamentals in Kotlin 4 minutes
Set up an Android Project with Kotlin 5 minutes
What are object declarations? 4 minutes
Object declarations in Android Studio 4 minutes
Defining and using companion objects 5 minutes
Constant values in Android 4 minutes
Starting an Activity 3 minutes
Activities with arguments 3 minutes
Module summary: Kotlin and Android 2 minutes

10 readings Total 120 minutes

Course syllabus 10 minutes
How to be successful in this course 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Singletons 10 minutes
Inner classes 10 minutes
Exercise: Practice using companion objects 30 minutes
Solution: Practice using companion objects 10 minutes
Exercise: Implementing start function in an Activity 20 minutes
Solution: Implementing start function in an Activity 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 63 minutes

Module quiz: Kotlin and Android 30 minutes
Self review: Practice using companion objects 9 minutes
Self review: Implementing start function in an Activity 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Object declaration 15 minutes

Learn how to add methods to classes using extension functions while defining and using extension functions in Android. Then explore functions for different kinds of collection processing using map, filter, and fold.

What's included

10 videos14 readings6 assignments

10 videos Total 47 minutes

What are Extension functions? 4 minutes
Extension functions in Android 10 minutes
What is testing? 6 minutes
Types of testing 5 minutes
Unit testing in Kotlin 4 minutes
TDD (Test-Driven Development) 4 minutes
Collections recap 4 minutes
What are generics classes? 4 minutes
Generics functions 4 minutes
Module summary: Advanced Object-Oriented Features 2 minutes

14 readings Total 175 minutes

Use cases for extension functions 15 minutes
Exercise: Extensions 20 minutes
Solution: Extensions 5 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Using fakes 15 minutes
Using mocks 10 minutes
Exercise: Write a unit test 15 minutes
Solution: Write a unit test 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
List and set recap 20 minutes
Map recap 20 minutes
Exercise: Defining generic classes and functions 20 minutes
Solution: Defining generic classes and functions 10 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

6 assignments Total 87 minutes

Module quiz: Advanced Object-Oriented Features 30 minutes
Self review: Extensions 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Extensions 15 minutes
Self review: Write a unit test 9 minutes
Self review: Defining generic classes and functions 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Collections and generics 15 minutes

Learn about Lambda expressions, Function types, Higher-order functions and collections processing. Explore how functions can be used as objects, how to use lambda expressions to define functions as objects and how to define and use higher-order and repeat functions. Finally, exploited using collection processing methods with multistep collection processing.

What's included

13 videos14 readings7 assignments

13 videos Total 40 minutes

Functions as objects 3 minutes
Function types 4 minutes
Lambda expressions 4 minutes
Defining listeners in Android 3 minutes
What is a higher-order function? 3 minutes
Higher-order functions in practice 3 minutes
Collection processing functions 4 minutes
Defining and using forEach 2 minutes
Defining and using map 2 minutes
Defining and using filter 3 minutes
Defining and using fold 4 minutes
Using collection processing functions together 4 minutes
Module summary: Functional programming 2 minutes

14 readings Total 285 minutes

Common challenges with Lambda expressions 20 minutes
Exercise: Practice defining listeners in Android 30 minutes
Solution: Practice defining listeners in Android 30 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
More examples of higher-order functions 30 minutes
Exercise: The repeat function 30 minutes
Solution: The repeat function 30 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes
Practice using map 20 minutes
Practice using filter 20 minutes
Practice using fold 20 minutes
Exercise: Process collections 20 minutes
Solution: Process collections 20 minutes
Additional resources 5 minutes

7 assignments Total 102 minutes

Module quiz: Functional programming 30 minutes
Self review: Practice defining listeners in Android 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Lambda expressions 15 minutes
Knowledge check: Higher order functions 15 minutes
Self review: The repeat function 9 minutes
Knowledge check: Collections processing 15 minutes
Self review: Process collections 9 minutes

Demonstrate your coding skills by upgrading and adding functionality to a Little Lemon menu app so that it can work with a list and can sort and filter. In addition, participate in peer reviews, and complete the final course assessment.