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Dream of writing applications for Android phones? Start it TODAY AT XIN CHE JIAN

Date: Jan. 11, 2012, Wednesday
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Language: English
Instructor: Tapan Thaker, a freelancer/student from Mumbai, India, who is developing Android applications since past 2 years which also includes apps for political parties, One Android game (ICE Hockey), and a application “Proximity Plus Plus” .

Why Android ?

With more than 200 million activations of android , it captures a large mobile market . Also android programming will help you utilize your skills on Accessory Development Kit (ADK) which in turn will help you hack even more !!

Note: This is not a workshop about the ADK it will cover only the basic programs and concepts to get you started with Android

Topics covered in the workshop :

1) Basics of Android
2) Hello World
3) A Simple Calculator
4) Basic Paint Program

Prerequisites for attendees:

1) Knowledge of any one programming language
2) Understanding of Object-Oriented concepts

Before coming for the workshop, please prepare:

1) Install Android SDK Release 11 (decompress in your home folder)
2) Install and run Eclipse 3.6.2
3) Install Eclipse extensions (using Help > Install new software)
4) Install ADT 10.0.1 into eclipse: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
5) Set Eclipse ADT preference to point to your SDK:

Window > Preferences > Android > SDK location

6) Goto Windows > Android SDK  Manager  and install Android 2.1