Hands-on Android - Softcover

TOMÁS GIRONÉS, JESUS

Softcover

ISBN 10: 842672194X ISBN 13: 9788426721945

Publisher: Marcombo, 2015

Synopsis

Android is the free platform for mobile application development created by Google. Currently, it has become the leading platform over others such as the iPhone or Windows Phone. Android applications are widening their rank of influence to new devices such as digital pads, embedded systems, Google Glass, or Wearable.This book is intended as a guide for those readers who want to be introduced to Android programming. All the sections are accompanied by easy-to-follow examples, increasing in the level of complexity as they progress through the book. This book is recommended to both non-experienced users and programming experts.Throughout the book, two applications are developed as examples: the legendary video game Asteroids and a personal information management tool, My Places.Each exercise starts with simplified versions of the applications that will be completed section by section in order, including: fragments, vector and bitmap graphics, touch screen control and sensors, concurrent threads, notifications, geolocation, maps, multimedia, file system, XML, SQL, Internet access, Web services including PHP-and MySQL-based servers, as well as publishing on Google Play and adding advertisements.The book recommends active learning supported by resources on the Internet:Step-by-step exercises: To show you the programming steps in detail.Practice: To let you program on your own.Solution: To help you if you have problems with the practices.Additional resources: To lead you to additional information on the Internet.Review questions and critical thought: To check if you understand everything correctly.

About this title

Book Description:

Carsten Vogt is a Doctor of Computer Science and Professor of the Fachhochschule Köln, Germany. His specializations are operating systems, distributed systems, and mobile device programming. He has published multiple textbooks on the fundamentals of computer science and operating systems.

About the Author:

Jesús Tomás is a Doctor of Computer Science and Professor of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain. He works in multiple research and transference of technology projects related to artificial intelligence. He has published a great amount of work in science magazines and several textbooks on new technologies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marcombo
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 842672194X
• ISBN 13: 9788426721945
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 568