I will be buying the busy coders... As soon as I finish this one. Thanks for the feedback guys.
On Jun 6, 10:54 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
