HACKING BOOKS FOR BEGINNERS

50 android hacks

About this Book

Hacks. Clever programming techniques to solve thorny little problems. Ten lines of code that save you two days of work. The little gems you learn from the old guy in the next cube or from the geniuses on Stack Overflow. That's just what you'll find in this compact and useful book.

The name 50 Android Hacks says it all. Ranging from the mundane to the spectacular, each self-contained, fully illustrated hack is just a couple of pages long and includes annotated source code. These practical techniques are organized into twelve collections covering layout, animations, patterns, and more.

What's Inside

• Hack 3 Creating a custom ViewGroup
• Hack 8 Slideshow using the Ken Burns effect
• Hack 20 The Model-View-Presenter pattern
• Hack 23 The SyncAdapter pattern
• Hack 31 Aspect-oriented programming in Android
• Hack 34 Using Scala inside Android
• Hack 43 Batching database operations
• Plus 43 more hacks!

Most hacks work with Android 2.x and greater. Version-specific hacks are clearly marked.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Author

Carlos Sessa is a passionate professional Android developer. He's active on Stack Overflow and is an avid hack collector.

Table of Contents

Working your way around layouts

Creating cool animations

View tips and tricks

Tools

Patterns

Working with lists and adapters

Useful libraries

Interacting with other languages

Ready-to-use snippets

Beyond database basics

Avoiding fragmentation

Building tools      

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501 WEB SITE SECRETS

 

• Shows Internet users how to get the most out of Internet searches, portals, and commerce sites
• Covers using Google to solve mathematical equations, making search engines safe for kids, harnessing the full power of Yahoo!, and getting the best bargains on shopping sites
• Explains how to search for street addresses and phone numbers, stock quotes and other financial information, MP3s and other digital music, computer programs and utilities, medical information, legal information, genealogical information, job listings, and more
• Reveals the secrets behind directory sites, indexing, and search result rankings

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