Android. Basics of creating applications

ISBN Book printed: 978-83-246-7006-2
Publication date of the printed book: 2013-11-12
Number of pages: 216
Format: 158x235

See for yourself that not so scary Android, how they paint it ...

• Discover the most popular operating system for mobile devices
• Learn to create simple applications and analyze the sample code
• Find out what tools you need to get started

According to the latest research, Android has become the most popular operating system for mobile devices. The environment controls almost 2/3 of all smartphones and tablets used in the world, and its users have over 450,000 different applications at their disposal! No wonder that the network is full of job offers for people who can create programs for this system. The best can not simply get away from the recruiters who offer them more and more interesting financial conditions ...

However, the road to success is long and tedious. Learning programming for Android does not seem simple to everyone, many are already discouraged at the very beginning. The most common reasons are ignorance of the platform, basics of object-oriented programming, Java language or even the tools used here. The mere use of examples on the web and generally available literature usually requires minimal knowledge about technology and general familiarity in the world of mobile devices.

Fortunately, the book "Android. Basics of application development" is now available, which will introduce you to the world of programming of mobile computers working under the control of the Google system. Thanks to it, you will learn the basics of Java language and build applications running on Android. You will learn to use the right tools and write your own programs. You will learn how to use graphical resources and system functions. You will gain instructions on how to download data from the network and run new threads.

• Basics of programming mobile devices
• The equipment of the programmer's workshop
• Creating simple applications for Android
• Defining object layouts on the screen
• Using the graphical resources of the application
• Starting and controlling threads
• Creating multi-screen applications

Grab your robot for antennas - start creating Android apps yourself!

To download

• Example PDF chapter with a list of contents