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Today, we live in an increasingly data-centric and data-driven world. We live in a world where companies like Amazon track every item we view and every item we purchase so as to recommend similar products to us. We live in a world where companies like Google store every search query thrown at them so as to recommend better search queries in the future. We live in a world where social media sites like Facebook remember every event and every thought we share with our friends so as to better learn about each of their hundreds of millions of users. We live in an increasingly data-centric world, and so it's imperative that we develop applications with a data-centric perspective.
Take a look around you—the growth of mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, has been explosive over the last couple of years. This book is meant to be an exploration of data and Android with a quick dive into the various methods the folks over at Google have built into the Android OS. This book not only strives to show you all the different data storage methods available, but also strives to illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of each method. By the end of this book, my goal is for you to be able to craft an efficient, well-designed, and scalable data-centric application.
Exploit the power of data-centric and data-driven Android applications with this practical tutorial Master the skills to build data-centric Android applications Go beyond just code by challenging yourself to think about practical use-cases with SQLite and others Focus on flushing out high level design concepts, before drilling down into different code examples In Detail We live in an increasingly data-centric and data-driven world. On top of that we live in a very mobile-centric world with the rise of Android smart phones and tablet devices and the surge in demand for the Android platform. Along with the demand for more data, there is a demand for efficient, "snappy" applications, and so developers need to have a strong understanding of when different data storage methods are appropriate and when they are not. Mastering how to use these two fields to successfully create a powerful application will help you boost your knowledge and skills in this area. "Android Database Programming" is designed to help developers create and design data-centric mobile applications on Google's Android platform. As the world goes increasingly mobile and as consumers' demand for data-centric applications rises, knowing how to combine the two effectively will become an increasingly important asset to have as a developer. The book starts by looking at the various local data storage methods on Android, and finishes off by examining external databases and ways you can utilize them from within an Android application. This book starts by looking at local data storage methods, focusing on writing SQLite databases for your application and also looking at ways to bind these databases to the user interface. The book, through its practical approach, strives to teach you by examples. Each chapter focuses on flushing out high level design concepts, before drilling down into different code examples. |
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