Introduction to

Android

development

Feel my pain

• Java
• Java 7
• JUnit 3
• boilerplate (e.g. Parcelable)

Tools

• Android SDK

• Android Studio

• Genymotion

Project structure

• build.gradle
• src/main/java
• src/main/res
• src/androidTest/java

Le Basics

• AndroidManifest.xml
• Activities
• Views & Layouts
• configurations
• strings and other values
• styles à la CSS

Pitfalls

• Learning from Google
• Context leak
• There is no "main" function
• Application vs process

Save time & money

• ButterKnife
• Crashlytics
• Lombok +
• Parceler
• Picasso
• Realm
• Retrofit +
• RetroLambda +
• RxJava +

"Advanced" stuff

• Build variants
• Dependency Injection
• Testing

What else would you like to know?