Description

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We consider that the fast and easiest way of learning is by examples. Every new concept is illustrated by a simple demo application. I this way the readers first "feel and see" the concept in a real running app even before they completely understand it. The full explanation and knowledge comes after that. Who This Book Is For This book is meant for both beginners and intermediate application developers who would like to come up quickly to Android development using the Android Development Tools Bundle. The main method is first to build a running example that illustrates some concept and next we explain the programming concept through that example. What You Will Learn -How to install, configure and to use the most popular ADT (Android Development Tools) for Android development -The basics of Android application development are explained systematic trough working applications. You may follow the explanations from the book or just download, install the project and run the application. -Useful tips and tricks for creating spectacular applications. -How to troubleshoot and debug Android applications using ADT. It includes a list of common errors and their resolutions. -The complete project published on Google Play and instructions how to prepare and publish your application. How To Read This Book It is structured in such a way so the learning process be intuitive and fast. The hyperlinks pointing to main concepts make navigation between different parts of the book easy. The reader may follow step-by-step instructions illustrated by screenshots or download and run the demo app and later follow the explanations. After finishing the part I you may skip Application Fundamentals and choose topics in random order and use hyperlinks for quick reference.

About the Author

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Ray is a Senior Software Engineer. He has been in IT field for 30 years with broad experience in different industries, private and government organizations, and scientific institutions. He holds Master's degree in Computer Science.