- Authors:
- Adam Gerber,
- Clifton Craig
Learn Android Studio covers Android Studio and its rich tools ecosystem, including Git and Gradle: this book covers how Android Studio works seamlessly with Git, for source control, and Gradle, a build and test tool. In addition, this book demonstrates how to develop/collaborate with remote Git web-hosting services such as GitHub and Bitbucket. Four complete Android projects accompany this volume and are available for download from a public Git repository. With this book, you learn the latest and most productive tools in the Android tools ecosystem, and the best practices for Android app development. You will be able to take away the labs' code as templates or frameworks to re-use and customize for your own similar apps. Android Studio is an intuitive, feature-rich, and extremely forgiving Integrated Development Environment (IDE). This IDE is more productive and easier to use for your Android app creations than Eclipse. With this book you will quickly master Android Studio and maximize your Android development time. Source code on the remote web-hosting service is targeted to the latest Android Studio release, version 1.2. What youll learn How to get started with the Android Studio IDE How to navigate and use Android Studio How to do version control with GitHow to use Gradle How to use the new Android Wear framework How to debug your code using Android Studio How to manage your app projects How to test your apps How to analyze and refactor your code How to customize Android Studio Who this book is for This book is for Android app developers new to this IDE tool.
Index Terms
- Learn Android Studio: Build Android Apps Quickly and Effectively
Reviews
David Bellin
Android app building is for many an introduction into mobile computing, if even on an experimental basis. And there are many resources for building that exciting first Android app [1]. After that, the question quickly becomes how to develop a "real" app, and if a broader development platform is necessary. If it is, some would suggest Android Studio as that platform [2,3], which has the support of this title. Learn Android Studio is the second title in the Apress series for professionals on developing apps, after the "for absolute beginners" book (there are four other more advanced titles as well). The title tries to cover a large expanse, including Git, Gradle, GitHub, and Bitbucket. The source code provided is to the release 1.2 specification of Android Studio. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are introductions to Android Studio and unnecessary for anyone beyond absolute beginners. Chapter 4 on refactoring code is excellent, as is the introduction to Git in chapter 7 and layout design in chapter 8. Chapters 5, 6, 9, and 10 are labs, which go through public domain examples that are very simple. The text continues with good chapters on testing and code analysis, debugging, and introducing Gradle. Superficial chapters include "More SDK Tools" and a simplistic short lab on Android Wear. The final few pages cover Android Studio customization. The index is very good. The target audience seems to be working professionals who may want to decide if the studio environment for app development is of any interest to them. This book alone will not suffice, but it may help them along the way. More reviews about this item: Amazon Online Computing Reviews Service
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