Programming Android
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1449389694 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 504 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Author We set out to write a book that goes beyond the basics - that doesn't just tell you "what" but also "why" and how best to make use of your knowledge to create rich, compelling Android apps.
You'll work with proven approaches to app design and implementation--including application frameworks that you can use as a starting point for your own projects. Delve into sensors, native development, 3D graphics, and many other topics, and discover how to build apps on the platform of your choice. Thank you for making Programming Android a huge success! This edition has been superseded by the second edition, ISBN 1449316646, also sold here on .What does it take to build well-engineered Android applications? Explore Android's core building blocks and APIs in depth with this authoritative guide, and learn how to create compelling apps that work on a full range of Android devices. If you're an intermediate to advanced programmer, you'll learn how to make great Android apps.Learn how to use the Android SDK with the Eclipse IDE Apply advanced Java concepts regardless of your experience with the language Create an Android user interface that's captivating and easy to navigateUse the Fragment API for tablet user interfacesMake your application compatible with Honeycomb and earlier versionsUnderstand Android's unique database design issues and the role of SQLite Use sensors and gestures to expand your app's input beyond just tapping and scrolling Explore Android APIs for multimedia, locat
A rarely disappointing book from O'Reilly I have bought dozen of IT books from O'Reilly and never got disappointed until I got this one. The authors try to cover everything but turn out covering nothing deep enough to be helpful in practice.Taking Chapter 10 "Handling and Persisting Data" for example, the book first c. Good as Both Intro to Android and Guide to Advanced Topics I had a need for using Android in a research setting for advancedmobile networking. Though I have a strong Java and mobile programmingbackground, I have no familiarity with Android. I needed to get upto speed quickly, and thought I would go with an OReilly book, usuallya good . Great Book on Android I have been waiting for a while for a book like this for Android Technology. I have been doing general programming for several years. I found this book very educational and here are a few sections in the book that really stood out:Chapter 7 of the book titled "Building a View"