Bryan Sills is an Android developer and instructor at Big Nerd Ranch. He enjoys breaking down complex topics into teachable bites. He is an avid Chicago music fan and is often spotted biking around the city. Brian Gardner is a senior Android developer at CashApp and a former Big Nerd Ranch instructor. Always looking for something to learn, you can find him digging into the newest Android libraries, learning to draw, baking, and traveling. Kristin Marsicano is the director of engineering at CallRail and a former senior engineering manager at Big Nerd Ranch. She is passionate about learning, app development, and the intersection of the two as well as running, playing ukulele, and building Lego creations with her kids. Chris Stewart is an engineering manager at Google and a former VP of engineering at Big Nerd Ranch. He is dedicated to constant improvement and works to perfect his craft as much as possible. When not in front of a computer, Chris enjoys hiking and traveling.
Learning Android
The Necessary Tools
Your First Android Application
Interactive User Interfaces
The Activity Lifecycle
Persisting UI State
Debugging Android Apps
Testing
Your Second Activity
Android SDK Versions and Compatibility
Fragments
Displaying Lists with RecyclerView
Creating User Interfaces with Layouts and Widgets
Databases and the Room Library
Fragment Navigation
Dialogs and UI State
The App Bar
Implicit Intents
Taking Pictures with Intents
Localization
Accessibility
Making Network Requests
Displaying Images
SearchView and DataStore
WorkManager
Browsing the Web and WebView
Introduction to Jetpack Compose
Styling and Theming Composables
Managing State in Compose
Custom Views and Touch Events
Property Animation
Afterword
