As per the annual trend of Google to release source code for its I/O app after few weeks of developers conference, the remarkable 2018 I/O Android version with a “comprehensive rewrite” featuring Architecture Components, Kotlin, Material Theming, and other modern elements has been released. The Kotlin is a novel, modern language, to write the codebase of the app itself, and is also used with Google calling it an “easy choice” to use Android’s newest supported programming language.
Rather than following the conventional Content Provider + Sync Adapter Architecture that’s been followed in the I/O 2017 app, the 2018 version would incorporate dramatic ground-up rewrite, following the new Android Architecture Components system, per Google.
Furthermore, several Firebase services are applied
- Cloud Firestore
- Firebase Cloud Functions
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Remote Config
The paramount purpose of the app is to serve as a scheduler for the event, and continuing to be a good indicator of what’s in store for users in terms of the visual aesthetic trend that Google would be following in a given year. Likewise, it would reveal the ‘recommended’ coding practices, for developers by giving them a peek at how the newest APIs and platforms can be best utilized. There’s now a bottom navigation bar, and the system nav bar is themed to match it. With the navigation bar one can have quick access to general information, the schedule, and a map.
The prevailing methodology has also seen changes. Now, the more prominence is given to the modularity. Get a better handle on Google’s Best practises for app development. The app is accessible for developers on Github.
