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Intro to Android Development

Android Development Bootcamp

TODAY'S CONTENT: Course overview and Android Studio Setup

What you'll learn in this Bootcamp:

[] How to build a variety of Android apps in Kotlin
[] Kotlin language essentials
[] Best practices for app development
[] Resources to keep learning
[] You will build a lot of apps during this whole Bootcamp and some will be of Industry Standard

course structure

Prerequisites to start learning
What is Android Studio?
To write code for your Android application, you need some kind of environment or code editor that will make your task easy. No doubt, you can write the same code by using any normal text editor but Android Studio is required to build Android applications.You can surely code in other IDE'S(Integrated Developer Environment)
but cannot build apps on them. As the course is structured in teaching what is necessary to be a proficient developer we will not waste time on unnecessary knowledge.

So, Let's Setup Android Studio on your machine!

How to install Android Studio?
In order to install Android Studio in your system, make sure to download the latest version of the Android Studio from Android Studio website. Also, check the system requirements of Android Studio here.

To install Android Studio, you can follow the steps mentioned in the Android Developer website for Android Studio Installation.

After installing, Open Android Studio and it should show you this screen.
Click on "Start a new project"
Android Studio welcome screen

That's all for today!! Today was just a overview of this Bootcamp.

Stay Connected and keep learning🙌

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