Android Application Development with Maven is intended for Android developers or devops engineers who want to use Maven to effectively develop quality Android applications. Whether you are already using Maven or another build tool, this book focuses only on Maven topics that are related to Android development. It would be helpful, but not necessary, if you have some previous experience with Maven.
Patroklos Papapetrou
Patroklos Papapetrou is a software architect addicted to software quality and an agile team leader with more than 15 years of experience in software engineering. His expertise lies in Android and Java development. He believes and invests in people and team spirit, seeking quality excellence. He's one of the authors of the book SonarQube in Action, Manning Publications and his next writing attempt will be The Art of Software Gardening. He treats software systems like flowers; that's why he prefers to call himself a software gardener. He's also an occasional speaker, conducting talks about clean code, Android development, code quality, and software gardening.
Jonathan LALOU
Jonathan LALOU is an engineer fascinated by new technologies, computer sciences, and the digital world since his childhood. A graduate of the Ecole des Mines―one of the best French polytechnic institutes―Jonathan has more than 14 years of experience in Java and the JEE ecosystem. Jonathan has worked for several global companies and financial institutions, such as Syred, Philips, Sungard, Ixis CIB, BNP Paribas, and Amundi AM. He has strong ties, daily contacts, and frequent trips in Western Europe, Northern America, Judea, and emerging Asia. During his career, Jonathan has successfully climbed many levels: developer, architect, Scrum master, team leader, and project manager. Now, Jonathan is CTO at SayaSoft (http://www.sayasoft.fr), a digital company focused on very high value added projects he founded with two partners. SayaSoft brings Java environment, migration of small and large organizations to agility, and Android development to a new level. SayaSoft's customers are ensured to get high-quality releases and quick ROI. Jonathan's skills include a wide range of technologies and frameworks, such as Spring, JPA/Hibernate, GWT, Mule ESB, JSF/PrimeFaces, Groovy, Android, EJB, JMS, application servers, agile methods, and, of course, Apache Maven. Jonathan also authored Apache Maven Dependency Management, published by Packt Publishing in October 2013. Jonathan is available on the cloud. You can read his blog at http://jonathan.lalou.free.fr, catch him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/john_the_cowboy,and find him on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanlalou.
