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Some initial impressions from Android development
I recently got to do some Android programming, and I'd like to share some of what I learned. A few things strike you the moment you start developing for Android devices.
1. It is Java
2. Layouts are done with XML
3. Android 'pages', or activities are automonous entities.
Well, strictly speaking, these assertions are not 100% correct. Let me elaborate on each…
ContinueAdded by Kevin Neelands on April 23, 2012 at 6:29pm — No Comments
Java applets on android tablets
Does anyone own one of the android java-based tablets? If you do, how does it compare to an iPad, and does it properly run java applets and applications? Do you need to install everything through a 'store', similar to the iTunes app store?
Added by Kevin Neelands on December 12, 2010 at 1:42pm — No Comments
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