Android Application Development For Dummies is a beginner’s guide to developing Android applications. You don’t need any Android application development experience under your belt to get started. I expect you to approach this material as a blank slate because the Android platform accomplishes various mechanisms by using different paradigms that most programmers aren’t used to using or developing with on a day-to-day basis. I expect you to be familiar with the Java programming language, however. You don’t have to be a Java guru, but you should understand the syntax, basic data structures, and language constructs. XML is also used in developing Android applications, so I advise understanding XML as well.
The Android platform is a device-independent platform, which means that you can develop applications for various devices. These devices include but aren’t limited to phones, e-book readers, netbooks, and GPS devices. Soon, television sets will join the list. Yes, you read it correctly TV! Google has announced plans to include a Google TV offering in the Android platform.
Finding out how to develop for the Android platform opens a large variety of development options for you. This book distills hundreds, if not thou- sands, of pages of Android documentation, tips, tricks, and tutorials into a short, digestible format that allows you to springboard into your future as an Android developer. This book isn’t a recipe book, but it gives you the basic knowledge to assemble various pieces of the Android framework to create interactive and compelling applications.
Pages:388
File size: 9.89MB
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