Programming for Non-Programmers: Android & Kotlin

Get a beginner's guide to programming, focused on Android app development. Learn the Kotlin programming language and the foundations of good app design.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching
• How to use the exercise files
• The finished app

1. Set Up Your Coding Environment

• Find and install Android Studio
• Create an Android Studio project
• Install Android SDKs and build tools
• The Android Studio interface
• Change preferences in Android Studio
• Using the Android Emulator

2. Programming Building Blocks: Variables

• How programming works
• Variables
• Working with variables
• Using properties
• Connect visual objects to variables
• Enum values
• Private properties and constants
• Practical applications of variables
• Challenge: Create two variables
• Solution: Create two variables

3. Programming Building Blocks: Methods

• Methods
• Using methods
• Parameter methods
• Connect a button to a method
• Practical applications of methods
• Challenge: Methods
• Solution: Methods

4. Programming Building Blocks: Control Flow

• Conditional statements
• Using conditional statements
• Boolean values
• Arrays
• Using arrays
• Loops
• Using loops
• When statements
• Using when statements
• Practical examples of conditional statements
• Challenge: Build a mini calculator app
• Solution: Build a mini calculator app

5. Plan and Prepare the App

• From building blocks to building apps
• Customize UI objects
• Themes
• Grid layouts
• Arrange buttons in a grid layout
• Finish the user interface
• View the app's code structure visually

6. Build a Full Application

• Set up properties and methods
• Connect all of the visual elements to code
• Display tapped numbers in the calculator
• Make the Clear button clear all values
• Set the calculator to add or subtract
• Show the total when the equals button is tapped
• Format the number
• Challenge: Multiplication button
• Solution: Multiplication button

Conclusion

• Next steps