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# Head First Android Development: A Brain-Friendly Guide

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Review: Not like any other programming book I've bought... - This is a book for beginners. A lot of books give too much information or are too technical, and the important bits get lost in a sea of dense text. This book is huge, but not dense. That is because it spreads the details out in a way that is easy to follow, even if you don't read it closely. It's more like a set of tutorials laid out in simple language and make excellent use of white space on the pages, bold print to draw your eye to the key pieces of code, and simple "hand written" annotations with arrows drawn to show you exactly what is going on. It engages your brain in multiple ways, and reinforces the information you need to know in a refreshingly clever way. Android is an enormous framework of pieces for you to stitch together into your own creation, and it can be overwhelming for a beginner. This book will get you heading in the right direction.
Review: All essentials you need to start developing without unnecessary BS, in a fun manner - Picking this book was a very smart move. The main reason is that this book provides you with all the most important subjects you need to start developing your app. The most frustrating thing to me is spent a lot of time focusing on not critical stuff. To dive deeper you will need to research a lot the internet, StackOverflow, etc. It took me 2 months to get to a point now where I have my app first version. about 1 month for reading and another month for developing and while using this book as a reference. I recommend not to start without having a good understanding of java, but you certainly don't have to be an expert. anyway, you will need to know some java subjects to understand stuff here. While on the downside I didn't like the fact that there isn't a small chapter on signing APK, versioning and publishing your app and the book talks about it briefly at the end of the book. I am looking to buy the SWIFT 4 book as soon as it comes out! :)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 1491974052 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #400,245 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #50 in Mobile App Development & Programming #54 in Java Programming #240 in Computer Programming Languages |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (218) |
| Dimensions  | 8.75 x 2 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 9781491974056 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1491974056 |
| Item Weight  | 2.8 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 928 pages |
| Publication date  | September 12, 2017 |
| Publisher  | O'Reilly Media |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not like any other programming book I've bought...
*by J***. on November 11, 2019*

This is a book for beginners. A lot of books give too much information or are too technical, and the important bits get lost in a sea of dense text. This book is huge, but not dense. That is because it spreads the details out in a way that is easy to follow, even if you don't read it closely. It's more like a set of tutorials laid out in simple language and make excellent use of white space on the pages, bold print to draw your eye to the key pieces of code, and simple "hand written" annotations with arrows drawn to show you exactly what is going on. It engages your brain in multiple ways, and reinforces the information you need to know in a refreshingly clever way. Android is an enormous framework of pieces for you to stitch together into your own creation, and it can be overwhelming for a beginner. This book will get you heading in the right direction.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All essentials you need to start developing without unnecessary BS, in a fun manner
*by O***R on February 22, 2018*

Picking this book was a very smart move. The main reason is that this book provides you with all the most important subjects you need to start developing your app. The most frustrating thing to me is spent a lot of time focusing on not critical stuff. To dive deeper you will need to research a lot the internet, StackOverflow, etc. It took me 2 months to get to a point now where I have my app first version. about 1 month for reading and another month for developing and while using this book as a reference. I recommend not to start without having a good understanding of java, but you certainly don't have to be an expert. anyway, you will need to know some java subjects to understand stuff here. While on the downside I didn't like the fact that there isn't a small chapter on signing APK, versioning and publishing your app and the book talks about it briefly at the end of the book. I am looking to buy the SWIFT 4 book as soon as it comes out! :)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book but make sure you are familiar with Java
*by M***S on June 23, 2019*

This is an excellent primer for Android development. It should be noted that you should have a level of comfort with Java prior to working with this book as it does assume you are familiar with Java and object oriented programming. The projects are great and illustrate a lot of the basics and written in a way that focuses on the written code and not the ever changing landscape of Android studio.

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