Android Boot Camp Training

4 June 2012

Ken Jones, <ken@marakana.com> Marakana, Inc.

Obtaining Course Materials

You can either clone this Git repository:

git clone git://github.com/marakana/bootcamp-2012-06-04.git

or

git clone http://github.com/marakana/bootcamp-2012-06-04.git

or download a Zip archive by clicking the link at the top of the page.

Useful Links

Extended version of Android support package that includes backport of ActionBar: http://actionbarsherlock.com/

Zxing barcode scanner: http://code.google.com/p/zxing/

Encrypted SQLite databases: http://sqlcipher.net/

Android blogs that Ken follows in OPML format

Professional Android 4 Application Development, by Reto Meier: http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-Android-4-Application-Development.productCd-1118102274.html

Generating app icons: Android Asset Studio

Encrypting preference items: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5858790/process-the-value-of-preference-before-save-in-android

Screencasts

You can download the screencasts for the class using the following links:

Day 1

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day1-part-1.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day1-part-2.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day1-part-3.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day1-part-4.mov

Day 2

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day2-part-1.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day2-part-2.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day2-part-3.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day2-part-4.mov

Day 3

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day3-part-1.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day3-part-2.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day3-part-3.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day3-part-4.mov

Day 4

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day4-part-1.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day4-part-2.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day4-part-3.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day4-part-4.mov

Day 5

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day5-part-1.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day5-part-2.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day5-part-3.mov

• http://marakana.com/external/video/2012-06-04-bootcamp/day5-part-4.mov