Programming Android
by Zigurd R. Mednieks · first published 2011
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I have good reason to like Android, and the way Google has made Adroid successful, very much: http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Android-Zigurd-Mednieks/dp... I also know from experience in the mobile application business that Android Market is the easiest platform vendor or carrier-controlled app market to deal with. My comments relate…
on “Google: "Android is the Linux desktop dream come true"” ↗…game-centric resources. Do you follow any active Android-specific bloggers? Are there watering holes frequented by these mythical beasts? Are you in fact an Android? I've read and revere O'Reilly's Programming Android and love Mario Zechner's Beginning Android Games as a reference on all sorts of game-related topics including efficiency and GC avoidance. The indie game dev scene is awesome, but I seem to be missing…
on “Ask HN: Android dev blogs?” ↗Programming Android http://www.amazon.com/dp/1449316646/ and http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023005.do is about $1.80 less expensive at shop.oreilly.com after the discount Plus, you get a choice of formats. Amazon…
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on “Programming Android, the #1 Android book, is on special on Cyber Monday” ↗…tried to put my money where my mouth is in ref to this, just ordered the following from amazon. SICP (Wizard book), Practical Electronics for inventors, Code Complete, Javascript: The good parts, Programming Android, Arduino Cookbook Now the question is , what order to read them in?
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