Habit tracker
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Computer science · 14Beginner
Mobile Developer
Learners aiming at Android and iOS apps.
Java, Android development, Swift for iOS and software architecture.
240hours of coursework
24weeks at 10 h
4steps
18courses
4universities
Target skills
User Interface (UI) DesignObject Oriented Programming (OOP)File I/OSoftware EngineeringUI ComponentsObject Oriented DesignSoftware DesignJava ProgrammingSoftware Design PatternsMobile DevelopmentModel View ControllerDebugging
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Android developer
- iOS developer
- Mobile developer
Progression
- 1Duke UniversityBeginnerJava, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, BlueJ, CodePen
Show the 5 courses
Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS Beginner 33 h 4.6 (14,960) Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software Beginner 18 h 4.6 (8,095) Java Programming: Arrays, Lists, and Structured Data Beginner 15 h 4.6 (3,223) Java Programming: Principles of Software Design Beginner 13 h 4.6 (1,505) Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System Intermediate 5 h 4.7 (661) - 2Vanderbilt UniversityBeginnerJava, Android Studio, JUnit, Git
Stated prerequisites: Basic computer use; no specific knowledge required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Java for Android Beginner 35 h 4.5 (3,090) Android App Components - Intents, Activities, and Broadcast Receivers — 14 h 4.2 (801) Android App Components - Services, Local IPC, and Content Providers Beginner 13 h 4.3 (411) Engineering Maintainable Android Apps — 9 h 4.5 (297) Capstone MOOC for "Android App Development" — 4 h 4.4 (69) - 3University of TorontoIntermediateSwift, Objective-C, Xcode
Stated prerequisites: Basic proficiency in an object-oriented language (C++, Python, Java)
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction To Swift Programming — 8 h 3.9 (1,440) iOS App Development Basics — 6 h 4.2 (552) App Design and Development for iOS — 9 h 4.1 (269) Build Your Own iOS App — 6 h 3.2 (70) - 4University of AlbertaBeginnerJava, Android Studio
Stated prerequisites: Familiarity with object-oriented programming; basic Java
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Object-Oriented Design Intermediate 17 h 4.7 (2,434) Design Patterns Intermediate 15 h 4.7 (1,382) Software Architecture Intermediate 10 h 4.5 (958) Service-Oriented Architecture Intermediate 10 h 4.5 (599)
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Projects to build
iOS weather app
Show a city’s weather from an open API, handling network errors.
Clean architecture
Reorganise an app with the MVVM pattern and explain the gain in testability.
Free textbooks
Introduction to Programming Using Java (Javanotes 9)David J. EckFree, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The Swift Programming LanguageAppleFree official documentation