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Expert Android Programming

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Expert Android Programming

Overview of this book

Android O brings a number of important changes for the users as well as the developers. If you want to create smart android applications which are fast, lightweight and also highly efficient then this is the book that will solve all your problems. You will create a complex enterprise grade app in this book. You will get a quick refresher of the latest android SDK and how to configure your development environment. Then you will move onto creating app layouts, component and module building, creating smart and efficient UIs. The most important part of a modern day app is how real time they are. With this book, you will create a smooth back-end for your app, ensure dynamic and real time communication between different app layers. As we move on, you will learn to leverage the different Android APIs and create an efficient SQLite data layer for your apps. You will implement effective testing techniques to make your app reliable and robust and finally you will learn to deploy it efficiently. The multiple stages of android development will also be simplified by giving you an industry standard set of best practices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Building Restaurant finder

Creational patterns

The creational pattern is the pattern to be followed for the creation of code.

It pertains to how you create an object, by making use of the existing code and by creating an instance of the existing code. It's basically reusing code by creating objects instead of repeating code.

Using a creational pattern, objects may be created making use of the existing code by following some standard patterns.

Builder

The builder pattern separates the construction of a complex object from its representation.

This means that creating a construction makes use of a builder to build the structure. This builder could be customized to create different representations of the same construction.

Consider the following piece...