Android Wireless Application Development Volume I: Android Essentials: Android Essentials (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library): 1 - Softcover

Darcey, Lauren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321813839 ISBN 13: 9780321813831

Verlag: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2012

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Android Wireless Application Development has earned a reputation as the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android apps. Now, authors Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder have systematically revised and updated this guide for the latest Android SDK 4.0. To accommodate their extensive new coverage, they've split the book into two volumes. Volume I focuses on Android essentials, including setting up your development environment, understanding the application lifecycle, designing effective user interfaces, developing for diverse devices, and optimizing your mobile app development process--from design through publishing. Every chapter has been thoroughly updated for the newest APIs, tools, utilities, and hardware. All sample code has been overhauled and tested on leading devices from multiple companies, and many new examples have been added. Drawing on decades of in-the-trenches experience as professional mobile developers, Darcey and Conder provide valuable new best practices--including powerful techniques for constructing more portable apps. This new edition contains full chapters on Android manifest files, content providers, effective app design, and testing; an all-new chapter on tackling compatibility issues; coverage of today's most valuable new Android tools and utilities; and even more exclusive tips and tricks. An indispensable resource for every Android development team member.

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The start-to-finish guide to the essentials of Android development: Updated for Android 4.0+

Android Wireless Application Development has earned a reputation as the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android apps. Now, the authors have systematically revised and updated this guide for the latest Android 4.0 SDK. To accommodate their extensive new coverage, they’ve split the book into two volumes. Volume I focuses on Android essentials, including setting up your development environment, understanding the application lifecycle, designing effective user interfaces, developing for diverse devices, and optimizing your mobile app development process--from design through publication.

Drawing on decades of in-the-trenches experience as professional mobile developers, Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder provide valuable tips and best practices--including powerful techniques for constructing more portable apps. Every chapter of this edition has been thoroughly updated for the newest APIs, tools, utilities, and hardware. This new edition contains

· Updates to all existing chapters, including many new topics

· Full chapters on Android manifest files, content providers, effective app design, and testing

· New coverage of working with fragments and other recent user interface enhancements

· An all-new chapter on tackling compatibility issues

· Expert coverage of today’s most valuable Android tools and utilities

· Coverage of little-known SDK features that offer surprising power

· Even more sample code projects

This book, and its companion, Volume II, are indispensable resources for Android development team members: software developers with all levels of mobile experience, team leaders and project managers, testers and QA specialists, software architects, and even marketers.

Available this summer: Android Wireless Application Development Volume II: Advanced Topics(ISBN: 9780321813848)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0321813839
• ISBN 13: 9780321813831
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 536