• Google's new study guide

    Since my last post there hasn’t been much progress in terms of preparation for the exam because I have been away on holiday and I have been dabbling in the MVVM architecture with LiveData at my job. On my return to studying, I have noticed that Google has released a...

  • I changed my mind

    I have not written in a while, I have been quite tired as of late. Also, lacking motivation to continue with the preparation for the AAD certifcate - no idea why! Progress thus far - One month later I have started creating the application that I have mentioned in my...

  • It's decided

    In preparation for the Android Associate Developer (AAD) certifcation I am going to create an application that allows users to place buy and sell orders for shares, I will call it Knucklis. Application features A startup screen that shows the user’s current balance and asset value along with their current...

  • Espresso :)

    The studying for the Android certification has been going well, slow, but well. I have just brushed up on my UI testing skills, and I missed how rewarding UI tests are. For some reason, I lack motivation, but I have to keep my eye on the goal, persevere through it...

  • Local JVM unit tests

    Refreshing my knowlegde on local unit tests was quite fun. I’d definitely recommend this codelab to brush up your skills. I have uploaded a code sample on my Github that demonstrates different ways in which you can write JVM tests. Testing standalone POJO’s Tests that run on the JVM and...

  • Testing and debugging

    The below is just a summary of what’s on the Android developer site There are two types of tests in Android: Local unit tests Instrumented tests Local unit tests These tests are small and do not depend on the Android framework, or they use a modified version of the android.jar...

  • The adventure begins

    The Goal In this series I will be attempting to become an associate android developer, a certifcation offered by Google. My android development history I have always found mobile development interesting because of the “instant reward” that you get. In my honours year at university, I elected to do Mobile...