Learn to Automate industry workflows
You want to…
… get a clear structure to learn everything that matters in the industry?
… feel 100% confident about the code you write?
… learn the essential skill set to stand out in the current market again?
… get back on track and learn Android’s most modern technologies?
… stop wasting time on learning what you end up not needing at all?
You will...
- …learn the essentials about CI/CD so you can automate any process like running your app’s tests, distributing it to a testing team, deploying it to Google Play and more.
- …be perfectly prepared for working in the tech industry by experiencing and practicing common processes used across the industry
- …learn about Google Play Console and how you can use it to make your app available to the public
- …stop wasting time with courses that leave out meaningful details
- …be able to confidently approach your next job because you know what you can expect there
This is what you get:
Introduction
In the first section, you’ll learn what CI/CD is, why it’s used and you’ll get to know Bitrise – the CI/CD provider we’ll use in this course.That way, nobody gets left behind.
Continuous integration in practice
Here, we’ll directly dive into practice. In this section, you’ll build an actual app in a simulated corporate environment.
This is what you’ll learn:
- Professionally using GitHub
- Different Git branching strategies from the industry and directly apply one in the project you build
- Creating useful CI pipelines that automate important workflows like running your app’s unit or UI tests
Continuous delivery in practice
This section is all about delivering your app to those who will use it.
This is what you’ll learn here:
- How you can automatically distribute your APK to a team of testers as it’s common in the tech industry
- What it takes to upload your app to Google Play
- Creating an automated pipeline that will update your app in Google Play with a single click
This Is What You Will Build
In the practice part of the course, you’ll build a Material3 clone of the Google Pixel calculator. For this app, you’ll write some real unit and UI tests you’ll then use to automatically verify with your CI pipeline that everything works as expected. This type of app was carefully chosen, since it allows us to write a lot of useful test cases without having a huge project that would shift away the focus of this course from CI/CD.
Philipp Lackner has over 14 years of experience in the software field. Over the past years, he built a following of over 250,000 developers on social media who trust his work. With over 25,000 sold copies of his courses and 1,000h+ spent for teaching Android concepts, he already helped hundreds of thousands people to learn practical skills they can immediately apply.
He has a degree in computer science, however it didn’t go as expected. The amount of theory that was taught in university made him think about a better approach to learn what is really needed in the real world. Over time, Philipp found mentors who taught him exactly that in a practical setting. That was the game changer for his career.
After having worked for dozens of companies around the globe as a consultant, Philipp now wants to teach other Kotlin developers what really counts for becoming an outstanding developer in today’s competitive industry.
What is CI?
CI stands for continuous integration and is all about automating the decision whether you want to integrate one branch into another.
Merging one branch (e.g. a new feature branch into the production branch) can be quite dangerous in practice, as you can easily include bugs and issues in your production code.
To minimize these risks and enable faster feedback loops, you can setup CI pipelines which will automatically run your app’s unit tests, UI tests, run a linting tool and so on. To implement this, there are plenty of different providers you can choose from. In this course, you’ll learn about Bitrise, but the concepts can be transferred to other providers as well.
What is CD?
CD stands for continuous delivery is about automating the delivery of your app to either a group of testers or to your actual user base.With a correctly set up CD pipeline, you can speed up your development by a lot, since you can automate updating your app on Google Play. Therefore, there is no more need to manually upload your APK to Google Play and configuring everything by hand.
This course is for you, if…
- … you can build some Android apps, but want to be prepared for the real world
- … you want to learn everything important about CI/CD in the fastest time possible
- … you want to learn about deploying your app to Google Play and what you need to consider there
- … you don’t want to do repetitive tasks and instead automate them
You Should Not Get The Course If…
- … you are a total newbie with Android & Kotlin
- … you only want to code on your own as a hobby and not earn any money with it
- … you prefer spending 5x the time to learn the concepts on the internet while having no clear guidance
- … you are not ready to invest a minimum amount of time needed to learn CI/CD
- Felt lost in his own projects
- Didn't feel confident in Android interviews
- Confidently nailing coding interviews
- Feels confident about advanced topics like multi-module architecture
- Convinced employers of having a higher seniority than before
- Android developer in India
- No real hands-on experience on developing complex apps
- Low salary
- Got a well-paying job in Canada
- Understood the new company's tech stack the moment he joined
- Confidently develops real-world applications
- Wasn't able to build his own apps
- Felt insecure about architecture, Compose and more advanced topics
- Approaches projects for himself and clients confidently
- Truly understands the entire relevant Android tech stack
What People Are Saying
About Philipp’s Courses
Real-world insights, structured learning, and expert mentorship that transform careers.
"This course brought me back on track really fast and Philipp really took care to convey general knowledge that can be applied on every Android project."
"I have been using modularization for a long time, but I learned new cool stuff and tricks in your course that will change my way of thinking about how I should design my code."
"What’s unique about Philipp, that he cares about those who are looking for help, he answers to PM’s, I’ve never had experience like that."
"Your course let me also the opportunity to enhance my jetpack compose and unit test skills . So, I can consider me super satisfied. Please, don’t stop mentoring."
"Taking any of Philipp’s courses makes you go from 0 to almost 100 in understanding the concepts in no time. He explains the basics so well and teaches real world application use cases."
"I’ve had struggles working with big projects, but after this course I feel so much more confident in my skills in building large robust apps."
"I recently completed this course, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the experience! This course exceeded my expectations in every way. Philipp's real-world experience was evident. He covered everything from Ul design to integrating APls and managing databases,... Overall, this course was an incredible learning journey. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to start or advance their career in Android development!"
"Philipp is an amazing developer who explains the most difficult topics in a way that's digestible and it stays with you. Everything is through practical examples. He's someone you'd want to go to, to understand something that you can't understand"
"This is one of the best courses for android development I have taken, not only we get to learn a lot but we also get an insight of where the industry is heading and how to approach problems and projects."
The Full Offer at a Glance
Make a one-time investment and gain skills that last forever
- Professional App Development With CI/CD: Learn to use CI and CD pipelines for Android in practice.
- Certificate: After finishing the final exam, you'll gain a certificate to show off this skill to future companies.
- Instant access: Get access to the course contents online immediately after purchase.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you will get a 30-day money back guarantee. If you want to learn how CI/CD and the common workflows in a tech company work, there’s now way this course won’t help you, though. Still, you shouldn’t need to take any risks, which is why you can easily get a refund if you end up not liking it.
You should be familiar with the Android fundamentals and Kotlin. Knowing the basics of Jetpack Compose also makes sense. In the practice section of the course, you’ll build a calculator app using Jetpack Compose.However, the focus does not lie on actual coding. Therefore, you’ll be able to fully understand the CI/CD concepts even if you can’t fully follow along with the app building part.
The purpose of building this app is to simulate an actual corporate environment since everything else would be too theoretical.
Yes, this course is not only supposed to make you a better developer, but also as something that improves your portfolio for future jobs or clients. Once you completed this course, you will earn a certificate.
Yes, anybody can do that. However, Google takes a one time fee of 25$ to setup an account on their Google Play Console. That will be required to publish the app you build in this course. You’ll still be able to follow through completely, even if you don’t want to publish it.
While you can learn for free how CI/CD works, that will not only cost you 5x the amount of time you would spend with this course, but also you can’t self-teach how the processes and workflows in a tech company look like.
Philipp worked for different clients and tech companies, so you can directly learn from the experience of a native Android developer and be perfectly prepared for your next job.
This course shows you from A to Z what you need to fully automate important processes in any type of app. You’ll achieve this goal in the fastest time possible while not missing out on important details. Compared to the time this course saves you, the price is actually really low.
You don’t need to worry about that. In case you have any question or face some issues, just drop me a message on Instagram (@_philipplackner_) or via email to mail@pl-coding.com.
We guarantee access for at least 24 months.