Android Development

Abstract

Android is the fastest growing platform for mobile devices. It¹s an open software stack developed by Google, and by now available on a multitude of devices, from phones to tablets and even TV's. While Android programming is based on Java, there are some important philosophical differences and Android-specific constructs to consider.

This talk is an action-packed, hands-on presentation that takes you through the anatomy of an Android application. The samples touch on most major Android building blocks (Activities, Intents, Services, Broadcast Receivers, Content Providers) to illustrate the architecture of Android applications. At the same time, important development topics like tooling and testing will be covered.

You'll walk away from this presentation ready to build cool and engaging mobile applications, while leveraging your existing Java experience.

Bio

Dirk Vranckaert got passionate about computers at the age of 11. Less than a year later he started programming in Turbo Pascal. Later on he discovered the power of PHP and continued to to work with this technology for a few years. Meanwhile he discovered Linux and the open-source community and started contributing.
It was during his bachelor studies at Hogeschool Gent that he learned to know Java after which he started to work as Java Software Engineer at RealDolmen.
Since 2008 he started experimenting with J2ME after which he discovered the power of the mobile open-source platform called Android. Today Dirk has one application available in the Android Market.

Filip Maelbrancke is a consultant working for iDA MediaFoundry where he spends his time tinkering with the Flash platform, Java and Android.

Date & Location

• Louvain-la-Neuve - December 15th from 19h00 til 21h00

We'll organize a follow up (hands-on) Android Dojo on January 20th 2011, more details will follow soon.