RxJava for Android Developers

Timo Tuominen

ISBN 10: 1617293369 / ISBN 13: 9781617293368

Editore: Manning Publications, US, 2019

DESCRIPTION In today's world, user interfaces have to be highly dynamic, asynchronous, and reliable. To meet these demands, the programming world is undergoing a radical shift towards something called Functional Reactive Programming (FRP), or just Reactive Programming. FRP offers programmers a new way to construct their applications so that they respond directly to change. And developers spend less time tracing obscure problems and more time focusing on what their code should be doing. Grokking Reactive User Interfaces teaches programmers a new way of thinking about programs and data as well as how to build robust and extensible user interfaces. This well-illustrated book presents lots of concrete, real-world problems and then shows how FRP helps to solve them. It begins by looking at examples that get readers into the mindset of data flows and goes on to introduce the concept of a View Model. Readers also learn how FRP enables them to better manage change and introduce new features. The final part of this book focuses on higherlevel application design concerns and strategies as you look at architectural approaches and frameworks that work well with FRP thinking. KEY FEATURES . Provides lots of illustrations and real-life app examples . Teaches a new way of thinking about programs and data . Using FRP in day-to-day programming . Teaches how to handle increasing complexity in UIs AUDIENCE Readers should have a basic understanding of mobile UI development and be familiar with traditional object-oriented programming paradigms. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY FRP offers a new way to construct applications so that they respond directly to change. FRP is not a typical technology B that obviously and immediately replaces an inferior technology A. It's more of a way of thinking rather than a mechanical solution. Codice articolo LU-9781617293368

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Summary

RxJava for Android Developers teaches you how to build fast, fluid, and reactive mobile apps for Android with RxJava.

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About the Technology

For Android developers, writing multithreaded apps can be as challenging as it is necessary. RxJava simplifies complex threading operations, maintaining proper synchronization as you switch seamlessly from thread to thread. RxJava also brings the benefits of reactive programming to your apps&;that means better real-time responsiveness, the holy grail for every Android developer.

About the Book

RxJava for Android Developers begins by inviting you to think about programming and data the reactive way. This engaging, hands-on essential reference introduces you to the central pattern of RxJava for Android, then explains the View Model before exploring highly sought-after app features like chat clients and elegant transitions. Finally, you'll look at high-level design concerns and architectural approaches and frameworks that work well with Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) thinking.

What's inside

• An introduction to reactive programming
• Easier thread management
• Improving UI responsiveness
• Thinking asynchronously
• Building a working chat client

About the Reader

Readers should have some experience building Android applications. No experience with RxJava is needed.

About the Author

Timo Tuominen has used FRP and RxJava extensively while working with Futurice as an architect of a major Android project for Samsung.

Table of Contents

PART 1 - Core reactive programming

1. Introduction to reactive programming
2. Networking with observables
3. Building data processing chains
4. Connecting the user interface with networking
5. Advanced RxJava

PART 2 - Architectures in RxJava

6. Reactive view models
7. Developing with view models
8. Expanding existing Rx apps
9. Testing reactive code

PART 3 - Advanced RxJava architectures

10. Advanced architectures: Chat client 1
11. Advanced architectures: Chat client 2
12. Transitions with Rx
13. Making a maps client

Informazioni sugli autori:

Timo Tuominen has used FRP and RxJava extensively as an architect of a major Android project for Samsung while working with Futurice. As a consultant he has developed dozens of agile projects on almost all relevant platforms &; and a number of dead ones - nowadays bringing FRP to wherever he can.

Timo Tuominen has used FRP and RxJava extensively as an architect of a major Android project for Samsung while working with Futurice. As a consultant he has developed dozens of agile projects on almost all relevant platforms &; and a number of dead ones - nowadays bringing FRP to wherever he can.

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Titolo: RxJava for Android Developers
Casa editrice: Manning Publications, US
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: New