Android Studio

Introduction to Android studio, this was presented at GDG DevFest Kathmandu (Nepal).

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1. Android Studio
   

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2. Paresh Mayani
   Android Developer
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   www.TechnoTalkative.com
   

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3. Hello World
   16th May 2013
   During Google I/O
   2013
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4. @pareshmayani
   

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5. What is Android Studio?
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6. @pareshmayani
   

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7. Android focused IDE
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8. Android focused IDE
   (designed specifically for Android
   development)
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9. Similar to Eclipse with the ADT Plug-in
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10. Contains All the Android SDK Tools to
    design, test, debug, and profile your app
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11. New Android development
    environment
    http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
    

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12. New Android development
    environment based on
    http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
    Is based on
    

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13. New Android development
    environment based on IntelliJ IDEA
    http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
    Is based on
    

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14. Why a New IDE?
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15. Eclipse for Android….huh !!
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16. What is the difference between
    IntelliJ Idea and Android Studio?
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17. Nothing
    If you use IntelliJ…
    – Keep using it.
    – IntelliJ 13 will have the same stuff
    – EAP of IntellJ Idea 13 includes all the new stuffs
    If Not…
    – Give Android Studio a try
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18. IntelliJ Idea and Android Studio? FAQ
    http://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2013/05/intellij-idea-and-
    android-studio-faq/
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19. Let’s Download
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20. Let’s Download
    http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html
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21. Features of Android Studio
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22. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
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23. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
    • Rich layout Editor
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24. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
    • Rich layout Editor
    • Gradle-based build support
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25. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
    • Rich layout Editor
    • Gradle-based build support
    • Maven support
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26. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
    • Rich layout Editor
    • Gradle-based build support
    • Maven support
    • Template based wizards
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27. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
    • Rich layout Editor
    • Gradle-based build support
    • Maven support
    • Template based wizards
    • Lint tool analysis
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28. • Powerful code editing (smart editing, code
    refactoring)
    • Rich layout Editor
    • Gradle-based build support
    • Maven support
    • Template based wizards
    • Lint tool analysis
    • Easy access to Google service (e.g GCM)
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29. Gradle
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30. Gradle - The New Build System
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31. • Gradle is an advanced build management
    system based on Groovy
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32. • Gradle is an advanced build management
    system based on Groovy
    • Its an Open source build system
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33. • Gradle is an advanced build management
    system based on Groovy
    • Its an Open source build system
    • Combines the power of Ant and Maven
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34. Features & Benefits of Gradle
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35. • Dependency Management (Flexible
    approach to dependency management that can
    reuse existing maven repositories or reference
    local JARs)
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36. • A single build system (Gradle is the
    authoritative build across the IDE and the
    command-line.)
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37. • Product Flavors (Free & Paid version)
    • Build Variants (Play store OR Amazon OR Any
    other store)
    • Build Type (Debug, QA, Release)
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38. • Binary Bundles for Libaries (.aar) (Gradle
    supports the new .aar binary bundle format for the
    library projects)
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39. Dependency Management
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40. Ant
    Dependency
    Management
    Compiled
    with
    ANDROID APK
    All source & JARs are
    Combined into APK
    Source code files &
    Libs are stored together
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41. Maven Builds
    Dependency
    Management
    Compiled
    with
    ANDROID APK
    All source & JARs are
    Combined into APK
    Maven
    Central
    Respository
    Read pom.xml
    Get dependencies
    Source code files
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42. Gradle Builds
    Dependency
    Management
    Compiled
    with
    ANDROID APK
    All source & JARs are Combined into APK
    Maven
    Central
    Respository
    Read gradle.build
    Get dependencies
    Local files
    Project itself
    Debug QA Release
    Source code files
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43. Migrating from Eclipse
    http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/migrate.html
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44. Awesome stuffs Inside
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45. Dracula “Darcula” Theme
    File > Settings > IDE Settings > Appearance >
    Theme: Darcula
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46. Preview All Screens
    

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47. Device framed screen capture
    New things:
    1. Frame Capture
    2. Drop Shadow
    3. Screen Glare
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48. Color Preview
    Live Preview of all
    the color values
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49. Color Preview – Activity class
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50. Hard coded Strings
    1. Settings > Editor > Code Folding > Android
    String References
    OR
    2. Select String and right click on it and then go
    to Folding > Collapse
    OR
    CTRL + Numpad ‘-’
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51. Alert - Potential Null Pointer Exception
    Alert: There is potential Null pointer exception
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52. Oops – Rendering Problems
    Shows you Rendering Problem while designing
    layout
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53. Create Landscape variation
    Option to create variant layouts
    in single click
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54. Keyboard Shortcuts
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55. Go to file
    CTRL + SHIFT + N
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56. Go to class
    CTRL + N
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57. Renaming
    SHIFT + F6
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58. Get documentation
    To quickly see the documentation for the class
    or method used at the editor's caret, press
    Ctrl+Q
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59. Which IDE to use?
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60. All the Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Help => Default Keymap Reference
    (To view all the keyboard shotcuts)
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61. No
    It’s EARLY ACCESS PREVIEW
    Should wait until Beta
    Should I use Android Studio?
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62. Links
    • Android Studio: An IDE built for Android => http://goo.gl/iHRvYF
    • Google I/O 2013 - What's New in Android Developer Tools => http://goo.gl/VRCEIb
    • DevBytes: Android Studio => http://goo.gl/28UB94
    • https://speakerdeck.com/donnfelker/introduction-to-android-studio
    • Google I/O 2013 - The New Android SDK Build System => http://goo.gl/N9e2Fq
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63. 
    Paresh Mayani
    Manager, GDG Ahmedabad
    Android Developer
    pareshmayani@gmail.com
    @pareshmayani
    www.TechnoTalkative.com
    

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