Bleeding Edge Android Development

A look into the latest and greatest development tools Android has to offer.

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1. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Bleeding Edge Android Development Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan
2. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Quality applications are a reflection of the tools developers are using.
3. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Android Studio A powerful IDE
4. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Android Studio Features • Fast • Gradle-based build support • A rich layout editor that allows you to drag-and- drop UI components, preview layouts on multiple screen configurations • Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes • Minor tweaks for improved usability(reduced number of clicks) • Support for recording the device screen as a movie
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7. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan GenyMotion An extremely fast virtual device
8. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan GenyMotion Features • Virtualise the Android device rather than emulating it • Therefore, SPEED! • Hardware management: GPS Sensor, Camera • Integration with Android Studio and Eclipse • Shell capable
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10. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Gradle An evolved build system
11. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Gradle Features • Powerful dependency management(Maven) • Product Flavours, Build Variants, and Build Type • Android Studio support. • Binary Bundles for Libraries (.aar)
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13. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Droid Inspector An evolved Hierarchy Viewer
14. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Droid Inspector Features • Inspect Views in 3D • Find Overdraw • Eclipse integration - Launch from DDMS • Usable on WebBrowser using WebGL (for use with Android Studio) • Show/ Hide view hierarchies to isolate problems.
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16. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan BETA! Embrace the
17. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan Questions? Twitter : @redshift13 Google+ : +Abhijith Srivatsav Email: abhijith.srivatsav@gmail.com
18. Abhijith Srivatsav Srinathan References and Sources • http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html • Youtube - (I/O 13)What's New in Android Dev Tools • http://www.genymotion.com/ • http://www.sriramramani.com/droidinspector/ • http://www.gradleware.com/resources/tech/android • http://www.curious-creature.org/docs/android-performance- case-study-1.html • http://cyrilmottier.com/2013/06/27/a-productive-android- development-environment/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecpica/5542438574/ • https://github.com/JakeWharton/AndroidDesignKeynoteTheme