Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Burd, Barry A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118973801 ISBN 13: 9781118973806

Verlag: For Dummies, 2015

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Your all-encompassing guide to learning Android app development If you're an aspiring or beginning programmer interested in creating apps for the Android market which grows in size and downloads every day this is your comprehensive, one-stop guide. Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies covers the information you absolutely need to get started developing apps for Android. Inside, you'll quickly get up to speed on Android programming concepts and put your new knowledge to use to manage data, program cool phone features, refine your applications, navigate confidently around the Android native development kit, and add important finishing touches to your apps. Covering the latest features and enhancements to the Android Software Developer's Kit, this friendly, hands-on guide walks you through Android programming basics, shares techniques for developing great Android applications, reviews Android hardware, and much more. * All programming examples, including the sample application, are available for download from the book's website * Information is carefully organized and presented in an easy-to-follow format *800+ pages of content make this an invaluable resource at an unbeatable price * Written by an expert Java educator, Barry Burd, who authors the bestselling Java For Dummies Go from Android newbie to master programmer in no time with the help of Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies!

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Barry Burd, PhD, is a professor of mathematics and computer science at Drew University. He leads training courses for professional programmers in business and industry, and has lectured at conferences around the world. He is the author of the bestselling Java For Dummies and other programming books.

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6 BOOKS IN 1

• Android Jump-Start
• Background Material
• The Building Blocks
• Programming Cool Phone Features
• Apps for All Kinds of Devices
• Publishing and Marketing Your App

No experience? No problem! Start creating Android apps today!

Android is everywhere. Get your piece of the action with this all-in-one guide to creating great apps for this booming market! Six self-contained minibooks provide everything you need to program cool phone features, refine your apps, and add the perfect finishing touches.

• First, the groundwork — set up your system for app development and create your first basic Android app
• Android underpinnings — see how Java and XML are necessary and learn to use Android Studio
• Nuts and bolts — discover the essentials common to every app from simple to complex
• What phones can do — explore how to take advantage of a mobile device's unique feature set
• Both big and small — learn to create apps for larger tablet screens, small watch screens, and larger TV screens
• Make a game of it — investigate Android game development and learn to connect to social media
• To market, to market — find out how to market your apps
• The alternative world — learn app development techniques involving C and C++

Open the book and find:

• Steps to create your first app
• Major technical ideas behind Android
• Tips for handling button presses
• Hints for effective screen layout
• Android's built-in tools
• What a fragment is and how to use one
• Programming tricks essential to building games
• Posting your app to the Google Play Store

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: For Dummies
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1118973801
• ISBN 13: 9781118973806
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 768
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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