Bayliss D. - Android Apprentice

By Darryl Bayliss & Tom Blankenship

Darryl Bayliss & Tom Blankenship

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"To Rachael. For putting up with me whilst I spent nights and weekends behind my laptop writing. To my family, for being there for me always."

Darryl Bayliss

"To my wife Tracy, for her love and understanding while I worked many late nights and weekends. To my son Austin for his support and many corrections to my rough drafts. To my daughter Alaina, for her beautiful smiles and encouragement. To my parents who bought my first Atari computer and set me on this great journey."

Tom Blankenship

Darryl Bayliss is an author of this book. Darryl is a Software Engineer from Liverpool, focusing on Mobile Development. Away from programming he is usually reading, getting up to no good or playing some fantastical video game involving magic and dragons. Feel free to say hello on Twitter over at @dazindustries

Tom Blankenship is an author on this book. Tom has been addicted to coding since he was a young teenager, writing his first programs on Atari home computers. He currently runs his own software development company focused on native iOS and Android app development. He enjoys playing tennis, guitar, and drums, and spending time with his wife and two children.

Namrata Bandekar is a tech editor of this book. Namrata is a Mobile Developer doing native Android and iOS development. Apart from developing apps, she is passionate about traveling, food and hiking with her dog. You can reach out to her on Twitter at @NamrataCodes.

Vijay Sharma is a tech editor of this book. Vijay is a husband, a father and a senior mobile engineer. Based out of Canada's capital, Vijay has worked on dozens of apps for both Android and iOS. When not in front of his laptop, you can find him in front of a TV, behind a book, or chasing after his kids. You can reach out to him on Twitter: @v_sharm

Ellen Shapiro is a tech editor on this book. Ellen is an iOS developer for Bakken & Bck's Amsterdam office who also occasionally writes Android apps. She is working in her spare time to help bring songwriting app Hum to life. Shes also developed several independent applications through her personal company, Designated Nerd Software. When she's not writing code, she's usually tweeting about it at @designatednerd

Chris Belanger is an editor of this book. Chris is the Editor in Chief at raywenderlich.com. He was a developer for nearly 20 years in various fields from e-health to aerial surveillance to industrial controls. If there are words to wrangle or a paragraph to ponder, hes on the case. When he kicks back, you can usually find Chris with guitar in hand, looking for the nearest beach. Twitter: @crispytwit.

Tammy Coron is an editor of this book. Tammy is an independent creative professional and the host of Roundabout: Creative Chaos. Shes also the co-founder of Day Of The Indie and the founder of Just Write Code. For more information visit TammyCoron.com.

Eric Soto is the final pass editor of this book. Eric is a Professional Software Engineer and certified Agile-Scrum Master focusing on Apple iOS & Android Apps, NodeJS and APIs. He is based in Palm Beach Florida but works with clients all across the US including many major brands. During his 30 year career, Eric has been able to work with REST APIs, web applications, server back-end systems, automated infrastructure deployments and more. Follow Eric on Twitter: @ericwastaken

This book is your introduction to building great apps in Android, using the Kotlin language. Whether you still consider yourself a novice programmer, or have extensive experience programming for iOS or other platforms, this is the book for you!

It's not our aim to teach you all the ins and outs of Android development or the Kotlin language; they are huge concepts on their own and there is no way we can cover everything. Fortunately, you really just need to master the essential building blocks of Kotlin and Android to start creating apps. As you work on more apps, you'll find the foundations you learn in this book will give you the knowledge you need to easily figure out more complicated details on your own.

The most important thing you'll learn is how to think like a programmer. That will help you approach any programming task, whether its a game, a utility, a mobile app that uses web service, or anything else you can imagine.

If youre looking for more background on the Kotlin language, we recommend our book, the Kotlin Apprentice, which goes into depth on the Kotlin language itself:

• https://store.raywenderlich.com/products/kotlin-apprentice

By purchasing Android Apprentice, you have the following license:

• You are allowed to use and/or modify the source code in Android Apprentice in as many apps as you want, with no attribution required.