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Android UI Development with Jetpack Compose
book

Android UI Development with Jetpack Compose

by Thomas Künneth
February 2022
Intermediate to advanced
248 pages
4h 49m
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

"Android UI Development with Jetpack Compose" is a hands-on guide to building user interfaces for Android apps using Google's modern UI toolkit. With this book, you will learn declarative UI development principles and master the fundamentals of Jetpack Compose. Discover how to write and optimize composable functions and integrate Compose seamlessly into your mobile app projects.

What this Book will help me do

  • Understand the core concepts of Jetpack Compose and the declarative approach to UI development.
  • Design and implement beautiful, interactive, and performant UI components for Android applications.
  • Build a fully-featured app using Jetpack Compose from start to finish.
  • Integrate Jetpack Compose into existing Android projects and ensure interoperability with the legacy UI toolkit.
  • Test, debug, and optimize your Jetpack Compose-based applications for reliability and performance.

Author(s)

Thomas Künneth is a seasoned Android developer and author with extensive experience in mobile software programming. He specializes in modern development practices including Jetpack Compose and Kotlin. Passionate about fostering the next generation of developers, Thomas writes with clarity and a focus on practical application, making advanced concepts approachable.

Who is it for?

This book is designed for mobile app developers who want to adopt the declarative UI principles of Jetpack Compose to enhance their Android app development. Ideal for those with prior hands-on Android programming experience, familiarity with Kotlin will be advantageous. Aspiring developers aiming to modernize their app building workflows will find this book very relevant and beneficial.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781801812160