Building Hybrid Android Apps with Java and JavaScript: Applying Native Device APIs

By Nizam, Nitin Khanna, Nizamettin Gok

Build HTML5-based hybrid applications for Android with a mix of native Java and JavaScript components, without using third-party libraries and wrappers such as PhoneGap or Titanium. This concise, hands-on book takes you through the entire process, from setting up your development environment to deploying your product to an app store.

Learn how to create apps that have access to native APIs, such as location, vibrator, sensors, and the camera, using a JavaScript/Java bridge--and choose the language that gives you better performance for each task. If you have experience with HTML5 and JavaScript, you'll quickly discover why hybrid app development is the wave of the future. Set up a development environment with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript tools Create your first hybrid Android project, using Eclipse IDE Use the WebView control to host your hybrid application Explore hybrid application architecture, including JavaScript/Java communication Build single-page applications, using JavaScript libraries such as Backbone and Underscore Get optimization tips and useful snippets for CSS, DOM, and JavaScript Distribute your application to Google Play and the Amazon Appstore

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449361919
• ISBN13: 9781449361914
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good for practicing mgrs

This was very useful for me to get a tactical grip on OO proj mgmt. Has a very good intro and is designed in modules to allow you to read based on your specific role in the group. Always recommend this to customers who are trying to move to iterative development.

A must for project managers

I found this book very useful because it covered UML nicely, and did so in the context of real-world project management scenarios. The book is full of useful tips on how to improve your next PM experience.

A Timely Book for Managers and Sophisticated Customers Alike

Murray Cantor's Object-Oriented Project Management with UML is of value to both the young manager looking for guidance and the seasoned manager looking to ground one's practices. The book is an engaging read that blends best practices with personal opinions. The author is careful to distinguish his personal opinions from the rest of the text and is conscientious to appropriately cite the work of others. Some 70 plus references...

Skillfully written by a front-line practitioner.

This no-nonsense book is a must read for the project manager of large software systems who embraces - or is contemplating embracing - object-based development. Cantor skillfully shares a plethora of knowledge, experience and wisdom for planning, buiding, tracking and delivering your next software product

A thought provoking use of the UML for project management

The UML is an OO notation that has many views. I have been following developments in the UML for about two years now, awaiting the acceptance of the industry. You see, the UML by itself is not a software development methodology. It is simply a collection of notations and views of software development. Dr.Cantor's book takes the UML in the direction of a solid project management methodology by applying a minimal set of OO...