Jim’s Reviews > Professional Android 4 Application Development > Status Update

Ch8 is a world of pain! Don't know if I'll ever get my head round content providers, and there isn't one for generic email, not even an official Gmail one.

6 was web stuff as constrained by mobile, so SAX and DOM, also download manager, putting all web activity on background threads etc. Illuminating stuff.
They say Java is an operating system masquerading as a programming language, in the case of Android that's true!
7 is files and the preference "framework".

Ouch, done chapter 4! Layouts, fragments, activities, views, adaptors; all done without the help of Eclipse views, suppose we do need to know the basics. All set up on the test rig, onwards to Ch 5 & Intents!

Heavioso! Chap 3 is all about the manifest file, resources, the application and activities. Roll on some examples, these concepts are blowing my mind! Ah well, suppose this is the map of the planet.

Setting up the development environment, having fun with Bluestacks, my Note and Android Virtual Devices