Mastering MVVM Architecture in Android Development using Kotlin

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41 Lessons

10h

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3 Assessments

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7 Quizzes

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3 Assessments

26 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

Course Overview

The course focuses on the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture in Android development using Kotlin. The MVVM is widely recommended due to its robustness, scalability, and ease of maintenance. It is a valuable skill to have for building high-performance Android applications. Firstly, you will learn the basics of MVVM architecture and its advantages over other approaches to Android development. Then, you'll start from scratch and create layouts for a news application. Next, you'll use the Retrofit and Ok...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Api Integration

What You'll Learn

Understanding MVVM architecture and its application in Android development

Hands-on experience employing MVVM architecture for Android development using Kotlin language

Familiarity with Retrofit and OkHttp networking libraries

Working knowledge of Room library for data storage and offline viewing

Hands-on experience of handling lifecycle components such as LiveData

The ability to implement pagination using the new Paging library

Familiarity with following core components of the MVVM: Room, LiveData, Navigation, View Binding, Paging and ViewModel

What You'll Learn

Understanding MVVM architecture and its application in Android development

Course Content

Introduction

Why Study this Course?

Who is this Course for?Course Overview

MVVM Architecture

What is MVVM MVVM and Android Dependencies Quiz about MVVM Architecture

Layouts

Overview of Layout Screens Reusable Components in Android Breaking News Layout Article Fragment Layout Saved and Searched News Layouts Navigation Menus Hooking Navigation Components Drawer Layout Data Models Quiz Yourself on ConstraintLayout and Data Classes

Layout Design Assessment

Assessment

API

Introduction to APIs Managing API Keys API Interface Working with Retrofit Quiz about APIs

Android Web Services Assessment

Assessment

Utility Classes

Exceptions and Code Handling Quiz Yourself on Exception Handling

Repository Pattern

3 Lessons

ViewModel Pattern

4 Lessons

Android Business Logic Assessment

Assessment

Views

7 Lessons

Conclusion

1 Lesson

10.

Appendix

2 Lessons

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