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Learning IBM Bluemix

By : Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan
Book Image

Learning IBM Bluemix

By: Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan

Overview of this book

IBM Bluemix is an open standard platform for building, running, and managing applications on the cloud. With Bluemix, developers can build innovative applications using various compute options and value added services , developers can also manage the application lifecycle using the platform provided DevOps services. Learning IBM Bluemix will take you on a journey from the basics of IBM Bluemix to working with the platform to developing and deploying of modern applications. The sample application use cases employed in the book will introduce you to the transformative nexus of cloud, mobile, and security, all enabled through capabilities provided out-of-the-box by IBM Bluemix. By the end of the book, you will have understood the benefits and use cases for IBM Bluemix, and will possess the skills to further explore the platform and thus develop, deploy, and secure your own innovative, new-age applications.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Learning IBM Bluemix
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
2
Building and Deploying Your First Application on IBM Bluemix

Running the application on an Android emulator


In this section, we will learn how to run the application you just created in an Android emulator using Android Studio.

Note

You can download the latest version of Android Studio for your OS from https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html . For instructions on how to install and work with Android Studio, refer to https://developer.android.com/studio/install.html .

Assuming you have installed Android Studio, follow the instructions given here to work with the application code that you downloaded in the previous section:

  1. Click File | Open from the menu in Android Studio, as shown in the following screenshot:

  2. Browse to the source code folder you downloaded in the previous section. Choose the project folder, which is  B05307 in this demo. Once the studio opens the mobile project, you will see the following resources and structure in your studio window:

  3. To run the application, click the play icon, as shown in the following screenshot:

  4. You will...