PACKT XAMARIN MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR ANDROID 2014 RETAIL

TITLE: XAMARIN MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR ANDROID
PUBLISHER: PACKT LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/1G4ke8 RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.06.09
ISBN: 9781783559169 STORE DATE: 2014
SAVED.MONEY: 16 EURO DISKCOUNT: 01 x 05MB
AUTHOR: MARK REYNOLDS

BOOK

Technology trends come and go, but few have generated the
excitement, momentum, or long-term impact that mobile computing
has. Mobile computing impacts people's lives at work and at home
on a daily basis. Many companies and individual developers are
looking to become a part of the movement but are unsure how to
best utilize their existing skills and assets. The Xamarin suite
of products provides new opportunities to those who already have
a significant investment in C# development skills and .NET code
bases, and would like to enter into this new, exciting
world

This example-oriented guide provides a practical approach to
quickly learning the fundamentals of Android app development
using C# and Xamarin.Android. It will lead the readers through
building an Android app step-by-step with steadily increasing
complexity

This book begins with an overview of the Android and Xamarin
platforms to provide you with a solid understanding of the
environment you will be working in. You will then be gradually
walked through building and testing an Android app using C# and
the Xamarin.Android product. You will learn the basics of
interacting with some of the more interesting aspects of Android
devices including location services, the camera, and maps. You
will also be given the opportunity to work with three different
layout managers to gain an understanding of the various options
available for arranging controls and content. The book ends with
a discussion on the final steps involved in preparing apps for
deployment to the various Android app stores

In a relatively short period of time, developers familiar with C#
and rich client technologies such as WPF and Silverlight will be
effectively developing, testing, and delivering Android
apps