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Fabrizio Sep 23, 2016

Amazing book. You can learn easily from the exercises throughout the book. Totally recommended.

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Siri Jan 07, 2016

Disclaimer: I received an early copy of this book.Coming from a DB background, I wanted to increase my knowledge base to JAVA and then to Android. With an aspiration to eventually move to mobile development, I stumbled upon John's book - Learning Java by Building Android Games. I simply fell in love with its simplicity and clarity for concepts. To take it up a notch, I spent my holidays delving into this new book - Android Programming for Beginners. If you are looking for good fundamentals on Android subject, I would highly recommend this book. It covers everything from - JAVA, Android Studio, life cyclies, intents and introduces all the key concepts to get you started in app development.

naman May 20, 2018

Bigineers guide...True

Mihir Kulkarni Aug 08, 2018

Good book for beginners but the instructions in the book do not comply with current android studio version.

Nico Jan 14, 2016

Disclaimer: I received an early review copy of this book from the publisher.I decided to explore the world of Android programming, and read lots of books on how to program, but this one is by far the best one I have read. I have not yet finished the book before writing this review but can tell you that it is clear concise and very user friendly. I can also say as the title suggests it is very easy for a beginner to pick this book up and follow the examples. This book clearly explains everything so that beginners don't get confused like many other books I have started to read. It covers everything from setting the software up that you need to program in Android (Android Development Environment) to the actual code and then explains the code in a very easy to understand way. I love the way that complex areas are introduced early on in the book but are then explored in more detail as you progress through the book in various other chapters by doing mini projects, makes this a more manageable way to digest and actually take in the information easier. If like me you are wanting to explore and learn a new skill then I would recommend you read this book.

Android Programming for Beginners: Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications

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