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Hello World / Fix for SDK
When I walked through the tutorial on firing up Hello World, I could not target a platform because there weren’t any loaded on my new project window. I already downloaded the SDK, so why was the Build Target List blank? It was because I did not point to the SDK in my preferences. The highlighted [...]
Setting Up a Dev Environment for Building Android Apps
These next few steps on setting up a development environment so you can begin building Android apps took a little more time. Basically you’ll want to make sure that you have Java installed on your Windows PC, downloaded the Android dev plugins, downloaded the Android SDK, as well as Java Eclipse. This information should get [...]
Adding Platforms, Other Components, and Exploring the SDK (Steps 4 & 5)
Step 4. Adding Platforms and Other Components The last step in setting up your SDK is using the Android SDK and AVD Manager (a tool included in the SDK starter package) to download essential SDK components into your development environment. The SDK uses a modular structure that separates the major parts of the SDK—Android platform [...]
Android Overview, Features, Architecture, Framework, Libraries
THIS IS COPY FROM THE ACTUAL WEBSITE. CREDITS AND PATHS TO THE RESPECTIVE PAGES GOING FORWARD CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST(S). I included this copy because it is an important page for getting started. As I navigate from page to page, you’ll notice the route/path to learning I’ve chosen by a [...]
Android API Levels, Managing Virtual Devices, API Glossary
Uses of API Level in Android (Notes/Excerpts): “Each Android platform version stores its API Level identifier internally, in the Android system itself. Applications can use a manifest element provided by the framework API — <uses-sdk> — to describe the minimum and maximum API Levels under which they are able to run, as well as the [...]
Getting Started with Android App Development
Just to preface the subsequent posts on this topic and particularly my posts on building my first Android app, I’m purposely trying to avoid being long winded and will simply post notes, excerpts, codes samples, references, links, etc…that I’m using or want to keep to refer to later as I go. And so I begin… Android [...]
Android Development – Path to my first app
Since joining Vail Resorts, I’ve been coding like mad now that I’m not sitting in countless meetings. It’s been great getting back to pounding on the keyboard, drinking coffee, listening to Pandora, and busting out some code. I’ve been inspired by some cool mobile apps that Vail Resorts rolled out to really ramp up my [...]
New MattVegas.com!
I’ve moved my site to my WordPress blog. I’m very excited about it but it may take a day or two for the DNS to propagate. I’m setting up the pages and content now but this should allow me to concentrate on content and take advantage of many of the powerful tools and features already [...]
My Setup
I purchased the 27 inch Mac with the 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 1TB hard drive1, 8x double-layer SuperDrive…not sure what means, and the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics with 512MB. Also purchased Adobe CS 5 Design Premium, excited about that. Finally, I picked up some reading material, 3 books to be exact. iPhone OS [...]
My New WordPress Blog!
My name is Matt Vegas and I am a Web application developer. I work for Atkins Nutritionals, better known around the world as the Atkins Diet people. I’ve been developing applications for over 10 years and work primarily with Microsoft-based solutions. I program primarily in C# but most recently purchased my first Mac for the [...]
