Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 143023413X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jeff can be contacted via his website at a href="tutortutor"TutorTutor/a. In addition to authoring Learn Java for Android Development and co-authoring Android Recipes -- Jeff has written numerous articles on Java and other technologies for JavaWorld (a href="JavaWorld"JavaWorld/a), informIT (a href="InformIT"InformIT/a), a href="java"Java/a, and DevSource (a href="DevSource"DevSource/a). Jeff Friesen is a freelance tutor an
In addition to authoring Learn Java for Android Development and co-authoring Android Recipes -- Jeff has written numerous articles on Java and other technologies for JavaWorld (a href="JavaWorld"JavaWorld/a), informIT (a href="InformIT"InformIT/a), a href="java"Java/a, and DevSource (a href="DevSource"DevSource/a). About the Author Jeff Friesen is a freelance tutor and software developer with an emphasis on Java (and now Android). Jeff can be contacted via his website at a href="tutortutor"TutorTutor/a.
"My Favorite Android Book" according to C.R.. This is book is an excellent addition to the bookshelf of any serious android developer. Android Recipes is primarily geared toward an experienced android developer. However, even a beginning android developer (with a solid understanding of the Java programming language) will find it beneficial. What sets this book apart from most is its clear, concise explanations. I have tested and implemented many of the solutions in this book. After reading Chapter 5: Persisting Data, I was able to implement a content provider of my own in no time.Pros: Clear, concise explanations of complex t. NSAES said Very Useful. I bought this book, along with "Practical Android Projects by Jordan & Greyling. The pair have served me very well as quick-start guides. These, along with the Android online guides will provide everything one needs.. "Android Recipes is the best book written on the subject" according to cds. This book is the best written and informative book that I have ever read for programming the Android platform. The information is clear and informative and "relevant" for a beginner like me.I need bush up on my Java to get the most out of it however if you are have some programming background the explainations are easy to understand.
Next, you'll learn how to accomplish practical tasks pertaining to the user interface, communications with the cloud, device hardware, data persistence, communications between applications, and interacting with Android itself. Android continues to be one of the leading mobile OS and development platforms driving today's mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Instead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in Android Recipes, you'll find live code examples. Android appears complex, but offers a variety of organized development kits to those coming into Android with differing programming language skill sets.Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach guides you step-by-step through a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples. Finally, you'll learn how to leverage various libraries and Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) to help you perform tasks more quickly, how to use the Android NDK to boost app performance, and how to design apps for performance, responsiveness, seamlessness, and more. This can save you a great deal of work over creating a project from scratch!. In this book, you'll start off with a recap of Android architecture and app fundamentals, and then get down to business and build an app with Google’s And