ayush wrote: > the "Busy Coders Guide" has been the single most useful resource > during my brief stint with android. for a newcomer, it does a great > job of explaining the concepts in a concise step-by-step manner. even > though i have a J2ME background, the concept of using XML to define > elements, layouts etc was new to me. it was only after reading this > book that i became comfortable with this aspect and understood the > huge benefits of the XML approach. > positives of this book - > 1) crisp, clear and systematic explanation of all concepts > 2) covers almost all aspects of android ... i.e. pretty much a one- > stop solution and reference. its second only to the actual Android > Documentation > 3) written in a style that even newbies can follow - very very > important aspect INMO
Thanks! > negatives (if at all u consider them as negatives): does not deal much > with the topic of improving the "look and graphics" of ur application. > theres hardly any discussion on using elements such as Custom Views, > Gradients, AnimationDrawables etc ... though i guess these things > matter only to budding game programmers like me. > overall still a great book to have. Mostly, I suck at those topics. I can only write what I have talent for. :-( That being said, there is some basic coverage of gradients, custom views, and animations in the companion book, _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_, available presently via the Warescription, and to appear in print in ~7 weeks. Android could definitely use a book aimed at game development (2D/3D), though that'll have to be written by somebody other than me. Thanks for the feedback! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Development Wiki: http://wiki.andmob.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
