Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

by Bill Phillips, Brian Hardy

Android The Big Nerd Ranch is an introductory Android book for programmers with Java experience. Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular Android Bootcamp course, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. This book focuses on practical techniques for developing apps compatible with all versions of Android widely used today (Android 2.2 - 4.2). Write and run code every step of the way – creating apps that catalog crime scenes, browse photos, track your jogging route, and more. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development. Write and run code every step of the way — creating apps that catalog crime scenes, browse photos, track your jogging route, and more. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development. " Big Nerd Ranch provided the training we needed to get hundreds of engineers building skillfully on Android. This book is a great distillation of that training and will be a huge help to anyone looking to ramp up as well. " – Mike Shaver, Director of Mobile Engineering, Facebook " …a must-have for the developer just starting in Android or ready for more advanced techniques. I was impressed with this book’s content and clarity of presentation. The authors explain simple and complex Android topics with equal ease. " – James Steele, author of The Android Developer's Cookbook

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Technology, Reference, Technical, Nonfiction, Software

602 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 2012

About the author

William Nathaniel Phillips is an American entrepreneur and author. He wrote Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength with Mike D'Orso. He is also the author of Eating for Life and the founder and former editor in chief of Muscle Media magazine and the former CEO of EAS, a performance nutritional supplement company. Other books that Phillips has authored are Anabolic Reference Guide, The Natural Supplement Review, and Transformation: The Mindset You Need. The Body You Want. The Life You Deserve. Phillips made a promotional movie called Body of Work which was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada and chronicled the first EAS Challenge.

Reviews

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可能是我比较笨吧，一是这本书有点过气了，在最新的开发环境中，已经不符合 Google 的推荐，所以上来都是满满的坑，兼容性问题一大堆很丧气，要不是有 AI 早就弃了；另一方面是，写得有点只见树木不见森林，看完了动手做了，然后也就这样了，换一个其实也不太会。还有Android 的这些开发，里头也是酱缸得很，一堆奇奇怪怪搞得非常不直观的弯弯曲曲的东西，开发者体验只能说很不好，感觉就是做张表，也搞得那么多的概念，那么多的类，用户内容这里丢一点那里丢一点，有意义么？