- Kotlin Basics for Android
- Recipe 1: val vs. var keyword. Which one to use?
- Recipe 2: Null safety with ?, !!, and safe calls.
- Recipe 3: Default parameters & named arguments (reduce overloads)
- Recipe 4: Using string templates instead of concatenation.
- Recipe 5: Extension functions for cleaner utilities.
- Working with Android Views & Lifecycle
- Recipe 6: Safe Fragment View Binding (avoid leaks)
- Recipe 7: Using by lazy for view and resource initialization.
- Recipe 8: Lifecycle-aware coroutines with lifecycleScope.
- Recipe 9: Passing data between Activities/Fragments safely with Bundles.
- Recipe 10: Toasts & Snackbars as one-shot events (SharedFlow)
- Data & State Management
- Recipe 11: Data classes with copy() for immutability
- Recipe 12: Sealed classes for UI states (Loading, Error, Success)
- Recipe 13: Safe Args in Navigation (type-safe arguments)
- Recipe 15: SharedPreferences → DataStore migration
- Networking & Persistence
- Recipe 16: Retrofit + Coroutines integration.
- Recipe 17: Safe retry with exponential backoff for API calls.
- Recipe 18: Repository pattern: API + Room cache.
- Recipe 19: Room migrations (avoid crashes on schema changes).
- Recipe 20: Mapping API models → domain models with extensions.
- Coroutines & Flow in Android
- Recipe 21: Using viewModelScope.launch correctly.
- Recipe 22: Switching threads with withContext(Dispatchers.IO).
- Recipe 23: Handling cancellation in coroutines.
- Recipe 24: Flow + debounce for search bars.
- Recipe 25: Testing coroutines with runTest + TestDispatcher.
- Jetpack Compose Essentials
- Recipe 26: State hoisting in Compose (lifting state up).
- Recipe 27: Using rememberSaveable to persist across rotations.
- Recipe 28: LazyColumn best practices (keys, avoiding recomposition).
- Recipe 29: Preview parameter providers for test data.
- Recipe 30: Theming with Material 3 in Kotlin.
- Dependency Injection & Architecture
- Recipe 31: ViewModel Assisted Injection with Hilt.
- Recipe 32: Modularizing Android projects (domain/data/ui).
- Recipe 33: Using inline value classes for stronger typing.
- Recipe 34: Creating a sealed error hierarchy (AppException).
- Recipe 35: Clean MVVM pattern in Kotlin (with Repository + UseCases).
- Advanced Kotlin in Android
- Recipe 36: Reducing method count (@JvmField, const val).
- Recipe 37: Avoiding performance pitfalls (lambdas, allocations).
- Recipe 38: Interop with Java: @JvmStatic, @JvmOverloads.
- Recipe 39: SupervisorScope for independent coroutines.
- Recipe 40: WorkManager + CoroutineWorker for resilient background tasks.
- Appendix A: Beginner to Intermediate Recipes
- Using apply, let, also, run scope functions (when to use each).
- Creating companion objects as factories instead of static helpers.
- Using when expression instead of multiple if/else.
- Default values in data classes for cleaner constructors.
- Smart casts with is operator (safe type checks).
- Null coalescing with ?: operator.
- Using lateinit safely (when it’s OK, when it’s not).
- String resource formatting with placeholders (getString(R.string.hello, name)).
- Simple sealed class navigation (before using Jetpack Navigation).
- Handling RecyclerView clicks with lambdas instead of interfaces.
- Using const val for compile-time constants.
- Testing simple functions with JUnit & Kotlin test DSL.
- Creating inline helper extensions (fun View.show() / fun View.hide()).
- Using Pair and Triple effectively (vs. creating a new class).
- Filtering & mapping lists with Kotlin collection operators (filter, map, firstOrNull).
- Kotlin Basics for Android
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