In this post we will see what the requirements are for developing Android mobile applications. These are the generalities that we must take into account in relation to tools and previous knowledge.
Keep in mind that…
The development of mobile applications has been growing more and more, Android in turn is one of the operating systems for mobile devices with the greatest growth and scope.
Let's see what are the basic requirements and tools needed to enter this world of programming for this type of device.
Basic concepts of Object Oriented programming.
If you are already a developer, it will be very easy to learn how to create Android applications, if not, then I recommend you learn a little about the basics of java or kotlin and object-oriented programming, both are official languages, however the current focus is on working with Kotlin has seen rapid growth and maturity, but regardless of the language chosen, the OOP paradigm is the one used to program application logic.
Android Studio.
Android Studio is Google's official development environment, it is based on the JetBrains Intellij Idea IDE, which is one of the most robust environments we can find.
Android Studio offers many options for developers, such as:
- Gradle-based build environment
- Emulator with multiple functions.
- Unified development environment.
- GitHub Integration
- code templates
- Tools to identify performance issues.
- C and C++ Compatibility
Emulator or physical device.
It is essential to have a tool to test our applications, Android Studio has an integrated emulator, but you can try other options that are a little faster, or run the applications on your physical device, be it a Smartphone or Tablet. ****
Computer and Internet access
This may be something obvious for a developer since the computer is our work tool, but if we are starting out we don't know if our team meets what is necessary to support the required software and thus be able to create our applications without problems.
In general, today's computer equipment has good technical characteristics, but according to the official page there are the following specifications depending on the operating system.
Internet access is important, as at the time of installation the tool needs to connect to the Internet to download the necessary dependencies and perform the configuration. Afterwards you can continue working without Internet, but for some processes, like when we want to link new dependencies, you must connect unless we add drivers manually.
JDK
Android apps run in a java-based virtual machine, so it's important that you have a JDK installed that you can reference.
Although at the time of installation on machines with 64-bit architecture it does not request the installation of the JDK, for previous installations or with 32-bit architecture it may be requested.
And that's it, I hope you enjoyed this video and this post, in the next posts we will continue to delve deeper into this operating system!!!!
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