[ale] Android development tutorial?

[Mike Ivey]

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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