Defensive Programming in Android: Using Standards Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Defensive Programming in Android uses coding practices and techniques to create apps that are reliable, predictable, and resilient. This course will teach you about enforcing standards in the Android apps you create in order to make source code more predictable and maintainable.
Target Audience
Android developers who have experience creating apps using Java, and who want to employ defensive programming techniques
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.5
Lesson Objectives Defensive Programming in Android: Using Standards
start the course
recognize how and where standards promote defensive programming
identify and use class naming standards in Java
identify and use variable naming standards in Java
recognize the proper use of comments to make code more readable and maintainable
use SQLite prepared statements to protect against SQL attacks
recognize how both indentation and whitespace can be used to promote defensive programming
use indentation to make source code more readable and maintainable
use whitespace to make source code more readable and maintainable
recognize what it means to keep code simple and how it makes programs more robust
design classes that have a single and defined focus
design methods that have a single and defined focus
perform refactoring in Java
avoid duplicating code in Java Android apps
set up dependency management in Apache Maven
set up dependency management in Gradle
describe the characteristics of Design by Contract
use comments to support Design by Contract
use preconditions to support Design by Contract
use postconditions to support Design by Contract
use invariants to support Design by Contract
use Design by Contract in Java
use Design by Contract in Android
create a simple app using Design by Contract principles
Course Number: sd_dpfa_a02_it_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate