Overview
Explore reactive programming in Android development with RxJava in this 32-minute Devoxx conference talk. Dive into practical code examples and real-world applications to overcome Android platform limitations and create smooth, user-friendly apps. Learn to create Observables from scratch, lists, and existing functions. Discover techniques for filtering Observable sequences, applying functions, and combining Observables through concatenation, merging, and zipping. Master RxAndroid Schedulers to tackle threading and concurrency challenges. Conclude with a hands-on demonstration of integrating RxJava with Retrofit for efficient REST API communication. From basic concepts to advanced implementations, gain valuable insights into enhancing Android app performance and user experience through reactive programming.
Syllabus
Intro
Reactive Programming
Rx Observer Pattern
Create an Observable
Filtering
I hate duplicates!
Loosen it up a bit
Transforming
Combining
Defeating Android MainThread issue
Welcome to the real world
Add the forecast
Conclusions
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Devoxx