Beginning Android Application Development  (English, Paperback, Lee Wei-meng)

This book is a guide that instructs readers on application development on the Android operating system, which is fast becoming a popular platform for smart-phones.

Summary Of The Book

With Android smart-phones doing the rounds in the market these days, the Android platform as well as its applications are the current rage. However, many people out there are clueless as to what Android entails and the know-how required to create one’s own applications.

This handy guide is just the book for beginners. Trainer and author Wei-Meng Lee has plenty of experience in this field and uses that to first provide an overview of the basic features and tools of the Android OS platform. He further proceeds to guide readers on their way to help create their own applications.

The book is replete with examples from real life scenarios and the knowledge and information provided is authentic.

Lee begins by explaining what an activity is before proceeding to customize these activities and apply various styles and themes to them. He then zeroes in on the screen and discusses, in detail, its components such as Relative Layout, Linear Layout, and Absolute Layout. Next, Lee teaches beginners how to adjust the display and different screen sizes. Text messaging, networking, and the variety of views (Text View, Time Picker, Progressor) are covered next. Lee also teaches his readers the different methods of creating Android services and educates them on how to interact with these services.

The book is ideal for anyone with a sound background in programming. Beginning Android Application Development was published in 2011.

About Wei-Meng Lee

The Founder of Developer Learning Solutions, Wei-Meng Lee is also an author and technologist.

Other books by Wei-Meng Lee include Beginning Android 4 Application Development, Beginning iOS 5 Application Development, Beginning Iphone Sdk Programming With Objective-C, Beginning Android Tablet Application Development, and Beginning iPad Application Development.

The writing style followed by Lee is simple, comprehensive, and lucid. The concepts are meticulously researched and well explained. Lee’s writing also reflects his expertise in the subject, which makes it more authentic and credible.

Lee writes for magazines and online publications on topics such as Mac OS X and .Net. He has written several technological articles and books.