Working with Android Tools and Testing
In this course, start learning the skills necessary to work efficiently as an Android app developer, and assure quality software through testing by learning to effectively utilize the single most important tool for Android developers, Android Studio.
What you'll learn
With any craftsman, knowing how to use your tools is a critical part of doing a job well. Android Studio, is the single most important tool for Android developers, and it includes a wide variety of features that empower developers to work effectively and assure software quality through testing. In this course, Working with Android Tools and Testing, you'll learn the skills necessary to work efficiently as an Android app developer, and assure quality software through testing. First, you'll start by exploring Android Studio productivity tools, such as refactoring and automatic code generation. Next, you'll learn how to identify and resolve application problems using the debugger. From there, you'll learn how to incorporate more expansive feature support into your applications using Android Support Libraries and the Gradle build system. Finally, you'll learn how to assure software quality and reliability through the combination of local JVM unit tests, Android instrumented unit tests, and automated user interface tests. By the end of this course, you'll have the necessary skills and knowledge to utilize Android Studio efficiently for your own Android applications.
Table of contents
- Introduction 1m
- Testing Basics 4m
- Efficiently Running Unit Tests 4m
- Adding a Unit Test 4m
- Implementing and Running a Unit Test 8m
- Dealing with a Failed Unit Test 7m
- Assuring Test Consistency 3m
- Pre-processing Between Each Test 5m
- Pre-processing at the Start of Each Test Class 3m
- Test Drive Development 7m
- Summary 3m
- Introduction 1m
- Instrumented Testing Overview 3m
- Implementing Instrumented Tests 3m
- Creating UI Test Interactions 6m
- Setting up the Test 6m
- Implementing Basic Test Interactions 6m
- AdpterView and Back Button 3m
- Implementing Spinner and Back Button Interactions 7m
- Verifying Behavior 2m
- Implementing Test Verification 7m
- Android Studio Test Recording 5m
- Summary 3m
About the author
Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions. He has co-founded multiple software-related startups and has served in a consulting role at several more. After nearly a decade as a Microsoft Device Application Development MVP, Jim now focuses on developing A... more