thanks for the detailed description/comparison. i've already read the first edition of the prags' book, and am looking for something complementary to it, but up to date as well. so perhaps a more detailed treatment like a 1100-page book might fit the bill. :-)
/ eitan On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote: > > eitan wrote: > > of the books on android that are in print at the moment, can anyone > > list which ones cover cupcake? i know the prags book has recently > > been updated for cupcake. > > The digital edition of _Hello, Android_ (PDF, EPUB, Kindle) has Cupcake > material. > > Other than my book (see below) and _Hello, Android_, it is unclear if > any of the others are Cupcake-ready. The O'Reilly one might, since it > came out around the time the Cupcake preview did, but I haven't read it. > > > second, i'm a little confused by the fact that mark murphy appears to > > have two books recently published: 'beginning android' via apress, > > and 'the busy coder's guide to android' published via commonsware. > > i'm curious what the differences between the two titles might be / why > > i might want to read one over the other.. > > Those two books are one and the same, in terms of core material. > > _Beginning Android_ is the same as _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android > Development_ Version 2.0, except for a Cupcake appendix, minor cosmetic > fixes, and a better index. > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.1 has more > Cupcake material, but is only available in digital form (PDF and Kindle) > as part of the Warescription, along with the other two books in the > CommonsWare library. > > Of the two, choose the Apress book if you want it in pre-printed form or > you can get it "free" through an existing Safari subscription, because > it's supposed to be available there. Otherwise, grab a Warescription. > > Comparing mine and Ed's _Hello, Android_, his is much better on some > topics, such as 2D and 3D graphics. Mine are longer (~1,100 total pages > vs. ~200), which may mean I cover a lot more ground in depth, or it may > mean I just write a lot... ;-) > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Need Android talent? Ask on HADO! http://wiki.andmob.org/hado > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
