Welcome to the first of four major apps we will implement in this book. When we do these projects, we will do them more professionally than we do the smaller apps. We will use Android naming conventions, string resources, and proper encapsulation.
Sometimes, these things are overkill when trying to learn a new Android/Java topic, but they are useful and important to start using as soon as possible in real projects. They become like second nature, and the quality of our apps will benefit from it.
In Chapter 3, Exploring Android Studio and the Project Structure, we talked about using String resources instead of hardcoding text in our layout files. There were a few benefits to doing things this way, but it was also slightly long-winded.
As this is our first real-world project, it would be a good time to do things the right way so that we can get experience of doing so. If you want a quick refresher on the benefits of String resources...