This is a condensed version of my talk slides from the KC Java Users Group.

1. Beginning
Elements
of Android

2. Hacker Phone 3000

3. Prerequisite Knowledge
• Java
• XML
• UI Design*
• SQLite*
• Graphics Crea:on/Manipula:on*

4. Me and Java

5. Me and XML

6. Tools
• Environment setup
– Eclipse w/ADT
– hDp://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
• adb
– Debugging tool that comes with SDK
• DroidDraw
– hDp://www.droiddraw.org/
• Photoshop/GIMP
– More of a nicety than a requirement

7. Development Workflow
1. What type of app?
2. Match with exis:ng sources
3. Ini:alize a repository
– Lost work sucks…
– hDp://github.com is free
4. Rough out the basic ac:vity and layout
5. Refactor code while con:nuing to polish
– TDD?
6. Polish UI with layout tool and possibly graphics
– DroidDraw
7. Profit!
– Android Market
– Free op:ons

8. Live Coding

9. Example Program 1
• Hello World!
• Main class file
• Layout XML
• Manifest XML
– Handled by the Eclipse UI ini:ally

10. Basic Concepts
• UI elements in Java or XML
– Tradeoffs
• Override
– onCreate

11. Example Program 2
• Widget example
– Pull fortune RSS feed
– Widget requirements
– Styling widgets

12. Example Program 3
• Choose your own adventure game
– Look at older code example that I did in
Ganymede with Android 1.6
– Refactoring
– DroidDraw in use

13. Resources
• SDK site
– hDp://developer.android.com
• Books
– Hello, Android! [ISBN: 1934356565]
– Android Cookbook [ISBN: 0321741234]

14. Resources
• Other code in OSS community