Introduction To Android Development

This was my first talk and I was taking students at Zetech University through the basics of android.

Transcript

1. Introduction To Android Development
2. Who am I? - Kibet Theophilus - Lead @ Developer Stories Africa - Organizer @ Facebook DevC Nairobi Fun Fact : I write blogs when bored
3. Agenda • What you need to get started • Structure of an Android app • Using Android Studio • Creating AVD • Simple app
4. What you need to get started • Kotlin or Java basics • Install Android studio • System requirements - 4GB RAM (8GB is recommended)
6. Structure of an Android app What is stored here? - Manifest - Java - Resources - Gradle
7. What are activities? An activity is a single, focused thing that the user can do.
8. What are Layouts? A layout defines the structure for a user interface in your app. - What are Views? - What are ViewGroups? - Types of layouts - linear,relative,grid,constraint etc
10. Using Android Studio Different parts of android studio.
11. What is a AVD? An Android Virtual Device (AVD) is a configuration that defines the characteristics of an Android phone. - Demo on how to create one
12. Let’s build!
13. Questions
14. Thank You
15. Find me on: Twitter - @_kibetheophilus Website - kibet.hashnode.com