Barriers are a mysterious addition to the ConstraintLayout but in practice they are easy to use and useful - once you know what they are all about. This extract from Android Programming In Java: ...

Java is one of the most highly sought after programming languages, not to mention one of the two official languages for Android development. In this Java beginner course, we’ll go over the basics to ...

Android has some sophisticated UI animation features, but it is still good to know how to do the most basic of animations using raw bitmap graphics. Animation is also a good place to first meet the ...

Java may still be the first programming language that springs to mind when you think about Android, but you don’t have to use Java for Android development. In fact, Kotlin is now Google’s preferred ...

Are the days of Java’s rule over Android apps coming to an end? Google announced official support for the Kotlin programming language in May 2017 at its annual I/O developer conference. The ...

Kotlin is pretty great. It's got a whole bunch of useful language features, and the syntax is generally clean and simple. It's also cross-platform, and the base language can compile to a whole bunch ...

If you’re not a mobile developer working with Android, chances are you haven’t heard of Kotlin. If you are an Android programmer, it’s the best thing since sliced bread. While Java has long been ...