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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

Summing up MVP and MVC

Looking at the various patterns to code, you need to find the best practice to be used depending on the use cases. Some of the coding patterns are formed based on the architectural patterns followed by the inherited classes. In those cases, you are restricted to follow one pattern, but there might be instances where you need to make use of certain patterns based on the applicability.

The Model View Presenter pattern is based on the Model View Controller pattern. Since they share several concepts, it can be hard to differentiate between them. The presenter and the controller have a similar role. They are responsible for the communication between the model and the view. That being said, the controller doesn't manage the model and the view as strictly as the presenter does. Separating interfaces from logic in Android is not easy, but the Model-View-Presenter...