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Simplifying Android Development with Coroutines and Flows

By : Jomar Tigcal
Book Image

Simplifying Android Development with Coroutines and Flows

By: Jomar Tigcal

Overview of this book

Coroutines and flows are the new recommended way for developers to carry out asynchronous programming in Android using simple, modern, and testable code. This book will teach you how coroutines and flows work and how to use them in building Android applications, along with helping you to develop modern Android applications with asynchronous programming using real data. The book begins by showing you how to create and handle Kotlin coroutines on Android. You’ll explore asynchronous programming in Kotlin, and understand how to test Kotlin coroutines. Next, you'll learn about Kotlin flows on Android, and have a closer look at using Kotlin flows by getting to grips with handling flow cancellations and exceptions and testing the flows. By the end of this book, you'll have the skills you need to build high-quality and maintainable Android applications using coroutines and flows.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Kotlin Coroutines on Android
6
Part 2 – Kotlin Flows on Android

Technical requirements

You will need to download and install the latest version of Android Studio. You can find the latest version at https://developer.android.com/studio. For an optimal learning experience, a computer with the following specifications is recommended:

  • Intel Core i5 or equivalent or higher
  • 4 GB RAM minimum
  • 4 GB available space

The code examples for this chapter can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Simplifying-Android-Development-with-Coroutines-and-Flows/tree/main/Chapter06