Darcey, L: Introduction to Android Application Development -

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Editeur : Addison Wesley

Parution : 01/11/2013

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 672

Expédition : 1034

Dimensions : 22.8 x 18.9 x 4.0

ISBN : 0321940261

Résumé :
Introduction to Android Application Development, 4th ed, covers the fundamentals of Android development in a format that is suitable for both professional and classroom use. This is your start-to-finish guide to the essentials for Android development, updated for the latest Android SDK.

Many chapters contain one or more sample apps demonstrating various features of the Android API, so that readers can build their skills step by step, and gradually gain greater tools and expertise as they go. The book also includes ancillaries that instructors can use in a classroom setting. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises, test questions, and summary power-points.

Biographie:
Joseph Annuzzi, Jr. is a freelance software architect, graphic artist, writer, and technical reviewer. He has multiple patent applications in process that leverage emerging mobile technologies, and he is currently building the first version of the technology for the Android platform. Joseph has worked with many different programming languages, APIs, and software tools over the years. His favorite development platform is Android. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, and lives where much of the Android action is, Silicon Valley. In his free time, he explores new technologies, travels the globe, and lives an active and healthy lifestyle. Lauren Darcey is a multipublished Android author with several Pearson books to her credit. Lauren is technical leader of Mamlambo, Inc, a firm specializing in mobile development and consulting with Android, iOS, Blackberry, and other mobile platforms. She has more than two decades of software development experience under her belt and is a recognized authority in enterprise architecture and commercial-grade mobile development. Shane Conder is also a multipublished Android author with several Pearson books to his credit. Shane has extensive development experience and has focused his attention on mobile and embedded development for the past two decades. He has designed and developed many commercial apps for Android, iOS, BREW, Blackberry, J2ME, Palm, and Windows Mobile, some of which have been installed on millions of phones worldwide.

Sommaire:
Introduction I An Overview of the Android Platform 1 Introducing Android 2 Setting Up Your Android Development Environment 3 Writing Your First Android Application II: Android Application Basics 4 Understanding the Anatomy of an Android Application 5 Defining Your Application Using the Android Manifest File 6 Managing Application Resources III: Android User Interface Design Essentials 7 Exploring User Interface Building Blocks 8 Designing with Layouts 9 Partitioning the User Interface with Fragments 10 Displaying Dialogs IV: Android Application Design Essentials 11 Using Android Preferences 12 Working with Files and Directories 13 Leveraging Content Providers 14 Designing Compatible Applications V: Publishing and Distributing Android Applications 15 Learning the Android Software Development Process 16 Designing and Developing Bulletproof Android Applications 17 Planning the Android Application Experience 18 Testing Android Applications 19 Publishing Your Android Application VI: Appendixes A Mastering the Android Development Tools B Quick-Start Guide: The Android Emulator C Quick-Start Guide: Android DDMS D Android IDE and Eclipse Tips and Tricks E Answers to Quiz Questions