If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me: How do I become an Android Developer? Let’s just say I’d have a whole lot of nickels! So as a gift to the world I’ve consolidated the various versions of my advice into the following post.
How to Create a GraphQL API in Kotlin
There are several freely available datasets online. One platform I came across was Kaggle. It supports analytics competitions based on user-mined datasets. After a bit of digging, I uncovered a CSV file of user reported UFO Sightings. This turned out to be interesting data. For instance, which countries had the most reported UFO sightings? Is there a particular day of the week where sightings occur the most? I had so many questions! My first step however, was to expose the data as a GraphQL API.Continue Reading
[NEW COURSE]: “Intermediate Kotlin for Android Developers”
My second course with LinkedIn Learning is now available, “Intermediate Kotlin for Android Developers”! As an avid fan of the Kotlin programming language, I had lots of fun putting this course together. I hope you enjoy watching and learning!
Course Description:
Kotlin is now officially supported by Google as an Android development language. If you’re an Intermediate Developer interested in learning more about Kotlin, this course can help you get acquainted with this concise, fun language by learning about its efficiencies and power in Android development! The course starts with a general overview of what Kotlin has to offer, and how to leverage the Kotlin Android Extensions plugin. It also explains how to work with Anko, and provides an overview of some of the library’s main artifacts: commons, layouts, and coroutines. To wrap up, the course covers how to work with collections.
Topics Included:
- What Kotlin has to Offer
- Working with Lambdas
- Common Android Extension functions
- Kotlin Android Extensions overview
- Making use of the Anko library
- Working with Coroutines
- Nullability and Collections
For more great video content, check out my course page!
Expat in Amsterdam: Money
Let’s talk about money! As I wrap up Week 3 here in Amsterdam, I’ve learned a lot about the best ways to handle my money. Here are the main things I’m going to cover in this post:
- Getting a Bank Account
- iDEAL
- Paying Others
