{"product_id":"9780133924046","title":"Android Development Patterns: Best Practices for Professional Developers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A must read for all developers that want to begin serious Android development.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJustin Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e, Freelance Android Developer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“From start to finish, this book contains a variety of great tips and insight into the most important attributes of Android design. This book will definitely be required reading for any of our future Android engineers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eCameron Banga\u003c\/b\u003e, Cofounder, 9magnets, LLC\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere’s a downside to Android’s amazing openness and versatility: it’s easy for developers to write code that’s inefficient, unreliable, insecure, or hard to maintain. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndroid Development Patterns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, enterprise Android developer Phil Dutson helps you leverage Android 5.0+’s amazing power without falling victim to those pitfalls. Dutson presents today’s most comprehensive set of patterns and procedures for building optimized, robust apps with Android 5.0+.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst, Dutson guides you through establishing a highly efficient development environment and workflow, and testing your app to ensure that your code works just as you expect. Then, he walks through the modern best practices for structuring apps, using widgets and components, and working with views.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou learn how to build apps that are easy to manage and update, deliver accurate and up-to-date information without wasting precious battery power, and take advantage of new hardware, such as Android Wear and Android TV. Dutson concludes by presenting powerful strategies for optimizing your apps and packaging them for distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoverage includes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Using testing to build more trustworthy, dependable, maintainable apps   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Understanding subtle but critical differences between Android and traditional Java programming   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Building consistent, modern user interfaces with views and layouts   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Leveraging the proven MVC pattern to cleanly organize logic   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Creating rich visual experiences with 3D graphics, animation, and media   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Simplifying capture and use of location data with the new Locations API   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Integrating optional hardware, such as Bluetooth, NFC, or USB   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Building better apps with Google Play Services   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Creating Android Wear notifications and apps   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Tuning and improving apps with Google Analytics   \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e       Designing Android TV apps for the “ten foot view”   \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003einformit.com\/aw | https:\/\/github.com\/dutsonpa\/adp-files\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46570018799857,"sku":"9780133924046","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780133924046_p0.jpg?v=1765841507","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780133924046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}