[ale] Android development tutorial?

[Mike Ivey]

They have a app in the google play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thenewboston.travis&hl=en

On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Michael Trausch <mbt at naunetcorp.com> wrote:
> Irony is that the videos won't play on the nexus 4... At least not with
> stock Google firmware.
>
> On Jun 12, 2013 9:31 AM, "Charles Shapiro" <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I endorse http://developer.android.com .  Their doc worked fine for me.
>>
>> -- CHS
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Mike Ivey <miketech.jr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I really enjoyed the videos from Bucky @ thenewboston.com. They have
>>> 200 video tuts for Android development.
>>>
>>> http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Paul Bennett <bennettp at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > The Android Developer site has a great set of tutorials and use-cases.
>>> > Also, there are many android lectures given at the Google I/O
>>> > conference and
>>> > they are all available to watch online.
>>> >
>>> > http://developer.android.com
>>> >
>>> > ..Paul..
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Alex Carver
>>> > <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I'll take a look at it.  Right now what I want to write is a weather
>>> >> widget for the home screen.  I know there's 45 billion weather widgets
>>> >> but I
>>> >> want to write a simple one that pulls an XML data file from NOAA once
>>> >> every
>>> >> 15-20 minutes then renders the current conditions and seven day
>>> >> forecast.  I
>>> >> also then don't have to think about what the app is using and sending
>>> >> away
>>> >> to who knows where.  One of the goals is to make it very light weight
>>> >> and
>>> >> resource friendly.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On 6/11/2013 18:49, Byron Jeff wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 04:05:03PM -0700, Alex Carver wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Anyone know of a good tutorial for Android development?  I want to
>>> >>>> experiment writing a couple small applications for personal use.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Warning: This is a bit off base.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If you do not need a large or high performance application, I find
>>> >>> that
>>> >>> Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) is good for testing out ideas and
>>> >>> small
>>> >>> applications:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting
>>> >>>
>>> >>> SL4A creates an interface between a large part of the Android API and
>>> >>> loadable scripting languages such as Python, PHP, Lua, Javascript,
>>> >>> Ruby,
>>> >>> and Beanshell. It facilitates invoking functions with a minimum of
>>> >>> infrastructure setup. For example a Text to Speech 'Hello world' is 3
>>> >>> lines of code in Python:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> from android import Android
>>> >>> droid = Android()
>>> >>> droid.ttsSpeak('Hello World')
>>> >>>
>>> >>> SL4A supports popup form, web form, and full UI interfaces with
>>> >>> standard
>>> >>> Android layouts. The tutorials on the SL4A site shows examples of
>>> >>> each.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> It has its limitations. The most annoying part to me is that it
>>> >>> doesn't
>>> >>> interface well with the Android Intents System. I ended up writing my
>>> >>> own
>>> >>> separate Java app that collects broadcast intents and fires off SL4A
>>> >>> scripts. Another part is understanding that you have to download and
>>> >>> install the scripting language of choice separately from SL4A.
>>> >>> Finally,
>>> >>> as
>>> >>> of a year ago, there wasn't real effective tablet integration.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> But it has the advantages of being able to script directly on the
>>> >>> device,
>>> >>> or remotely from a desktop. And with minimal script setup
>>> >>> requirements,
>>> >>> it's possible to test ideas really quickly. Finally there is a
>>> >>> mechanism
>>> >>> where SL4a, the required interpreter, and the script can be packaged
>>> >>> together in an APK so that it looks like a standalone application.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> It may not be the right choice. But I would suggest taking a look
>>> >>> before
>>> >>> taking the full blown dive into the Java/Eclipse/Android development
>>> >>> world.
>>> >>
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