- ISBN13: 9780321627094
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The start-to-finish guide to Android development–from concept to market! Android Wireless Application Development combines all the reliable information, sample code, and best practices you need to build, distribute, and market successful Android mobile applications. Drawing on their extensive experience with mobile and wireless development, Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey cover everything you need to execute a successful Android project: from concept an… More >>
Android Wireless Application Development
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#1 by Jason Holden on April 17, 2010 - 9:19 pm
This book does a good job brushing on most of the APIs in Android, but the code examples are lacking. Almost none of the code examples are comprehensive, so basically this book just gives you hints as to what classes/functions need to be exercised for a given functionality. I almost always needed to consult google for better examples.
This is definitely not the best book if you are new to android.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Opus22 on April 17, 2010 - 9:51 pm
I have purchased and have been studying/using four books on Android and of them I’d say this is the best. This is not to say the others are not good, but this book serves the purpose of getting up to speed faster and with more clarity especially with it’s emphasis on using Eclipse as the development environment.
The book gives a sequential treatment of Android, unfolding the concepts and constructs in a manner that helps a beginner (to Android) quickly see implementation. While not exhaustive in depth on all of the topics it covers it covers all of the main topics one needs to know. Their examples cover and answer many of the complex issues that one gets into as you go past the simple linear layout and delve into multiple views and stand-alone drawing. I like the multiple apps they include showing implementation that you can expand on.
Setting up the Android development environment was more complex than any I’ve experienced – and Eclipse is slow and buggy and requires time to understand – the use of Java makes for a slow IDE and operating system in Android, and surprisingly programs do not seem to work completely on all platforms using the same Android version. So much for portability. But all of this has nothing to do with the book, which is excellent.
Android is still maturing which means growing pains on both sides, for the developer and the user. I do see lots of promise for it! As to open source that is some what a joke – try to stop unwanted SMS messages going out in the background for example. A collusion between Google and the phone provider – one you discover when you get your next bill unless you have unlimited TEXT on. It’s built into the operating system.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Nicholas Nezis on April 17, 2010 - 11:55 pm
I’ve read almost every Android development book out there, and this book is by far my favorite. The author has done a great job in laying out the content and covers just enough to give it a quick read through while jumping into code samples (included on the CD). I’ve recommended this book to other budding Android developers.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by J. L. Gillaspy on April 18, 2010 - 1:31 am
This is my fourth Android book and by far the best. Concepts that I was uncertain about are explained clearly and completely. I especially like the order in which the topics are covered. The other books launched into developing an application without much underlying explanation of the individual topics – putting that off until later, and not doing it as well. If I had bought this book first, I probably wouldn’t have or need the others.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Rory Rezzelle on April 18, 2010 - 1:58 am
As I have used Android more and more my developer sense started to tingle and I wanted to create my own Android app. I looked at a couple of development books but they all just seemed to be the same: how to install the development environment and then all about how great the Android is to develop for. Nothing I could find actually moved past walking you through your first app on the code side. So when I was emailed about a new book by authors Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey all about Android Application Development I jumped at the chance to review it!
Android Wireless Application Development is a hefty book, weighing in at 573 pages with appendices and a CD, it is chock full of wonderful little tidbits of information that make Android so much fun to develop for. I was never a fan of Java in my programming classes but now that I see it in another light I’m slowly coming around to it. Of course the book starts you off by getting you to install Eclipse (Win/Mac/Linux) and all the tools necessary to create that app that’s going to make you rich in the end, then you are walked through how to write your first app, run it on the virtual Android phone, and then how to install it on a device to test. The book follows that with introductions in design, interface essentials, common Android APIs, 3D graphics, and finally how to deploy and sell your marvelous app through the Marketplace.
I found the book a marvellous teaching tool, it keeps your attention and has plenty of screenshots, images, and code snippets to satisfy even a beginner (like myself). I was so excited in the intro app when I was able to get my app to play a media file from the web with a small bit of code. The authors have the perfect balance of teaching and explaining that this is one book you will not get bored reading, you will definitely be ready to use what you’ve learned to make a new app as soon as you are done reading about it.
I’ll be looking for YOUR app in the marketplace soon!
Rating: 5 / 5