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Kotlin and Anko

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Introducing Anko

1:25 with Ben Deitch

Anko is a new library by Jetbrains which makes Android development a lot easier!

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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    Hey, there. 0:04
    I'm still Ben and we're still learning about Kotlin. 0:05
    But at this point, 0:08
    I think you've learned enough Kotlin that we can start learning about Anko. 0:09
    Anko is a library which makes Android development faster and easier. 0:13
    It makes your code clean and easy to read and 0:17
    let's you forget about the rough edges of the Android SDK. 0:20
    More specifically, Anko gives us a way to define our layouts and 0:23
    code instead of XML. 0:27
    With Anko we can greatly simplify our projects and 0:28
    enjoy much easier code reuse with our layouts. 0:31
    It's great stuff and I'm sure you'll love it. 0:35
    But before we get any further, a quick warning. 0:37
    At the moment Anko has yet to reach version 1.0. 0:40
    And while there are a bunch of Android companies already using Kotlan or 0:43
    at least looking into it, there aren't as many using Anko. 0:47
    That said, just like Kotlan, Anko comes to us from Jetbrains. 0:50
    So even though it's not as widespread as something like RxJava, 0:54
    I'm not too concerned about it becoming obsolete anytime soon. 0:57
    Another thing to keep in mind is that using Anko, or even Kotlan for 1:01
    that matter, is just another way to make an Android app. 1:04
    I'm not here to tell you that one way is better than another, but 1:08
    I do think Anko's pretty cool. 1:11
    Now, before we can really sink our teeth into Anko, 1:13
    we'll need to have an Android project. 1:15
    And that Android project, will need to be all set up with Kotlan. 1:18
    So whenever you're ready, join me in the next video and we’ll do just that. 1:21

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