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Learning Android: Develop Mobile Apps using Java and Eclipse
Want to build apps for Android devices? This book is the perfect way to master the fundamentals. Written by experts who have taught this mobile platform to hundreds of developers in large organizations and startups alike, this gentle introduction shows experienced object-oriented programmers how to use Android’s basic building blocks to create user interfaces, store data,
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Paperback, 288 pages
Published
February 3rd 2014
by O'Reilly Media
(first published March 10th 2011)
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Up through chapter 10, this book is nearly perfect- with a thoughtfully chosen example application built up from nothing, logically introducing concepts as they are needed- the origins of the book as a training class are clearly visible.
Unfortunately, in chapter 10 (which introduces databases) the quality of the code fragments goes down- I like to actually type in the code as shown in the book, which reinforces the concepts for me. Unfortunately the code shown in the book at this point is incomp ...more
Unfortunately, in chapter 10 (which introduces databases) the quality of the code fragments goes down- I like to actually type in the code as shown in the book, which reinforces the concepts for me. Unfortunately the code shown in the book at this point is incomp ...more
This is a reasonably good book to get you started on Android app development.
I like the approach: uses a non-trivial app (a Twitter-like client, complete with updates, logins, preferences, continuous background downloading of tweets, etc.), and explains concepts in the concept of developing the app. The app is developed incrementally, so that you have something simple and limited running very soon, and then this is continuously refined with more functionality. All the code, and the development e ...more
I like the approach: uses a non-trivial app (a Twitter-like client, complete with updates, logins, preferences, continuous background downloading of tweets, etc.), and explains concepts in the concept of developing the app. The app is developed incrementally, so that you have something simple and limited running very soon, and then this is continuously refined with more functionality. All the code, and the development e ...more
Good book to learn Android programming. Marko covers all of the basic pieces of an Android app and gives you a great point to jump off into the wide world of Android Programming. It is refreshing to have a book that walks you through a single project as it is often difficult to understand how to use a technology when a book just gives a thousand separate examples of code. The book contained many errors that caused some head banging against the wall for a few minutes here and there. His code was
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The first chapters and the intention of this book is really good. You are guided through the creation of a an Android app. However at a certain point in time you start bumping into issues, code fragments which are wrong, which introduce components out of the blue, simple copy-paste errors .... which makes it impossible to follow building the application by using the book alone and you need to start diffing with the original code of the book to find your errors.
This first half of this book can I ...more
This first half of this book can I ...more
Oct 07, 2016
Kaloyan Roussev
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A decent introductory book to Android Programming
It was alright, but the idea behind this book is to create this Twitter-updating and reading application, thus going through the steps of designing activities, rewriting some later as AsyncTasks, rewriting some later as services, designing layouts and understanding Android through a hands-on project.
I don't really like these monolithic projects, as the book then must be read continuously, and some of the projects are quite contrived, just because the author is too married to the implementation. ...more
I don't really like these monolithic projects, as the book then must be read continuously, and some of the projects are quite contrived, just because the author is too married to the implementation. ...more
A good overview of Android Plataform, but lots of details missing. Use it to get started!!!
good intro, but loads of mistakes and gaps
Good stuff. Lots of code included.
If you've grown beyond the kind of drag and drop programming that a tool like App Inventor offers and you want to take a step up into the world of Android app creation, this is a good jumping off point. It takes one through a range of different projects, including creating a Twitter client, writing to and reading databases, using GPS and the compass.
This is a great book for an introduction to the core concepts for Android programming. The example application developed throughout touches on most of the things you need to know about the Android system and builds up in a logical and easy to follow manner. This book doesn't focus on graphics or more advanced topics, but would be a great starting point anyone with a little Java experience.
It's a very useful book. I learned many things as a fresh Android learner. More importantly using real life example and building one application throughout the book is the one the advantages of this book. Though, in the last two chapters the author didn't explain about the code and mostly is source codes with no proper explanation of details.
This is a good book for getting your hands on Android. It requires a basic knowledge of Java (which makes sense) and is very practical - the concepts are introduced during a "hands on" construction of an application (Twitter-like client), so the reading will be fun for those who enjoy the "learn by doing" approach.
The example code in this book involves deprecated calls, so the "Yamba" application you build won't actually work unless you figure out how to work around the bad code. This may not be easy for someone who's a beginner, the target market of this book. If it weren't for this problem I'd rate this book quite highly.
full of refuses band so code is impossible to run
The idea was great but there were too many mistakes and inconsistencies (mainly in the code snippets) for me to finish the book.
Most of the examples don't work, but a good set of topics.
I liked the idea of this book. Unfortunately the implementation was poor and confusing because of all the errors and hasty explanations. Books should be proofread before publishing.
A lot of great information, but very focused on the specific application (Twitter-like client), including using a pre-developed library.
I'm only on page 12 and already the typos and language usage are annoying me. Was there really an editor for this book?
It was ok. I think you are better off watching the android bootcamp lectures on youtube.
An easy guide for those who want to learn Android.
That's a good book for begginers in android.
Partially read for my OU Project last year
Nov 28, 2013
Slava
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Good for beginners.
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