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Android High Performance Programming

You're reading from Android High Performance Programming Build fast and efficient Android apps that run as reliably as clockwork in a multi-device world

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2016

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785288951

Length 412 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Authors (2):

Enrique L√≥pez Ma√±as

Diego Grancini

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction: Why High Performance? FREE CHAPTER

2. Efficient Debugging

3. Building Layouts

4. Memory

5. Multithreading

6. Networking

7. Security

8. Optimizing Battery Consumption

9. Native Coding in Android

10. Performance Tips

Index

Android architecture

As with any other development framework, Android defines its own architecture and module. Android is a Linux-based operating system, although the numerous abstract layers provided by the SDK hide the Linux kernel almost completely, and it is really rare that we will be programming directly at the kernel level:

Android architecture

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Authors (2)

López Mañas

López Mañas

Enrique Lpez Maas is a Google Developer Expert and independent IT consultant. He has been working with mobile technologies and learning from them since 2007. He is an avid contributor to the open source community and a FLOSS (Free Libre Open Source Software) kind of guy, being among the top 10 open source Java contributors in Germany. He is a part of the Google LaunchPad accelerator, where he participates in Google global initiatives to influence hundreds of the best startups from all around the globe. He is also a big data and machine learning aficionado. In his free time he rides his bike, take pictures, and travels until exhaustion. He also writes literature and enjoys all kinds of arts. He likes to write about himself in third person. You can follow him on Twitter (@eenriquelopez) to stay updated on his latest movements.

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Grancini

Grancini

Diego Grancini has a degree in telecommunications and IT engineering from Perugia University. He has developed his skills on Android development for more than six years leading and contributed to several projects, teaching and sharing his skills during his career. He joined Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.P.A. after his degree, defining his own knowledge about Java and Android development working as the lead Android developer for years. Then he joined J.P. Morgan & Chase, strengthening his skills about security and performance in software development and Android platform in particular.

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