Master the future of mobile devices in wearable technologyKey Features\[\*\] Mastering Android Wear Development is a complete guide to wearable technology for experienced Android developers\[\*\] Notifications, voice input, coping with round screens – all the key challenges of wearable technology are covered\[\*\] This book describes not just how to write code for wearables, but also how to think about wearable technology and design apps that w...

This book is aimed at people with little or no understanding of developing applications or any experience with Java or computer programming in general.Rather than immediately delving into details, the book focuses instead on constructing simple Android examples that can immediately be seen to work. As an example, some very simple but yet powerful graphics are developed, the image on the book's front cover is an example.As the book progresses more skills are developed and th...

The official study guide for the entry-level Oracle Certified Associate exam for Java Programmers—fully updated for Java SE 8Confidently prepare for the OCA Java SE 8 Programmer I exam with this thoroughly revised, up-to-date guide from Oracle Press. Featuring step-by-step exercises, comprehensive chapter self-tests, and two complete downloadable practice exams, this volume provides an integrated, easy-to-follow study system based on a proven methodology.OCA Java SE 8...

Android Programming Unleashed is the most comprehensive and technically sophisticated guide to best-practice Android development with today's powerful new versions of Android: 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Offering the exceptional breadth and depth developers have come to expect from the Unleashed series, it covers everything programmers need to know to develop robust, high-performance Android apps that deliver a superior user experience.

Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applicationsKey Features\[\*\]Kick-start your Android programming career, or just have fun publishing apps to the Google Play marketplace\[\*\]A first-principles introduction to Java, via Android, which means you’ll be able to start building your own applications from scratch\[\*\]Learn by example and build three real-world apps and over 40 mini apps throughout the b...

Avoid common mistakes when building distributed, asynchronous, high-performance software with the Akka toolkit and runtime. With this concise guide, author Jamie Allen provides a collection of best practices based on several years of using the actor model. The book also includes examples of actor application types and two primary patterns of actor usage, the Extra Pattern and Cameo Pattern.Allen, the Director of Consulting for Typesafe—creator of Akka and the Scala programming lang...

The upcoming Java 9 module system will affect existing applications and offer new ways of creating modular and maintainable applications. With this hands-on book, Java developers will learn not only about the joys of modularity, but also about the patterns needed to create truly modular and reliable applications. Authors Sander Mak and Paul Bakker teach you the concepts behind the Java 9 module system, along with the new tools it offers. You’ll also learn how to modularize existing code an...

Explore and learn about Internet of Things to develop interactive Arduino-based Internet projectsAbout This BookLearn the capabilities and differences between popular protocols and communication patterns and how they can be used, and should not be used, to create secure and interoperable services and thingsBuild Internet-based Arduino devices to make your home feel more secureLearn to protect cyber-physical systems and utilize forensic data ana...

If you are a jMonkey developer or a Java developer who is interested to delve further into the game making process to expand your skillset and create more technical games, then this book is perfect for you.

When it comes to big data processing, we can no longer ignore concurrency or try to add it in after the fact. Fortunately, the solution is not a new paradigm of development, but rather an old one. With this hands-on guide, Java and Scala developers will learn how to embrace concurrent and distributed applications with the open source Akka toolkit. You’ll learn how to put the actor model and its associated patterns to immediate and practical use.Throughout the book, you’ll deal with...

Learn how to make Android development much faster using a variety of Kotlin features, from basics to advanced, to write better quality code.Key FeaturesLeverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application developmentWrite code based on both object oriented and functional programming to build robust applicationsFilled with various practical examples so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenariosIdentify the i...

Master Android development using a variety of Kotlin featuresKey Features\[\*\] Leverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application development\[\*\] An illustrative guide that will help you write code based Kotlin language to build robust Android applications\[\*\] Filled with various practical examples build amazing Android project using Kotlin so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenariosBook Descr...