At the core of developing Android apps is a thorough knowledge of architecting your code with an effective structure. In this course, Building Apps with Android Architecture Components, you’ll learn foundational knowledge of ARCH components in order to implement your app with a well-structured architecture with minimum development effort. First, you’ll learn why architecture is important and the most commonly used architectural patterns in Android. Next, you’ll explore the new ViewModel component, LiveData, and Room frameworks. Finally, you’ll discover how to write basic tests in order to verify the functionality of your new app’s architecture components. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a foundational knowledge of utilizing the different ARCH components that will help you as you move forward to build well structured Android apps with an enhanced and robust structure.
Author Name: Omri Erez
Author Description:
Omri is a software engineer and award-winning Android developer. His first introduction to programming was learning C at the age of 12. While starting his bachelor’s degree in Information Engineering in 2009, he began learning Android development independently and soon realized the potential of Android. In 2014, Omri co-founded and launched his first commercial startup, Fansino, and won the Best App Award at the Mobile Premier Awards 2015. Now, he lives and breathes Android, working as an indepe… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• The Importance of Software Architecture Planning
  22mins
• Understanding Common Android Architectural Patterns
  14mins
• Implementing Life Cycle Aware Components
  18mins
• Using ViewModel with the LiveData Framework
  30mins
• Persisting Your Data with the Room Persistence Solution
  29mins
• Testing Your Architecture
  26mins