This is a summery of review for Ed Burnette’s book Hello Android, published by Pragmatic Programmers.
If you have done a review of Hello Android and would like it mentioned, please put a link in the comments below.
Alex Mak’s Blog
Hello Android is a very well written book by the developers of Android. The writing style is great, the author speaks to the developer and gives a hands on approach to guide the reader to build applications from scratch. Link
Caffination.com
I was recently sent a copy of Hello, Android, by Ed Burnette from The Pragmatic Bookshelf. I was greeted with a friendly, educational and entertaining resource. Link
DrDobbs.com
Hello, Android is a book best served to developers already comfortable with Java and have at least some experience with developing mobile applications…the author’s quick teaching pace and desire to stay current with the Android platform make Hello, Android a useful, timely book that continues to be one of the premiere books for learning how to leverage the Android development platform. Link
LearnComputer!
Hello, Android: Introducing Google’s Mobile Development Platform (Pragmatic Programmers) by Ed Burnette is a fantastic book for beginning Android development; it is a practical, no-nonsense guide that can be powered through in a few days to have a great base for Android development. Link
YYZtech.ca
One of the first questions the book tries to answer is, “What is the need for yet another platform for mobile devices, including some already built around Linux and Java?” The answer they give is that Android isn’t just an OS but an open source environment …[and] other features that make developing applications easy. Link
