Android Development

Android Development

1. The phone WILL ring!

2. Application Lifecycle

   • Change in orientation will close and reopen the app!
     • Change in orientation can use a new layout
   • Background apps may be killed!
   • Many entry points

3. Usability testing!

   • It will be broken!

4. Passing messages is Intense (intents)

5. Separation of Concerns!

   • Static and dynamic are separated

6. Protyping

   • Wireframes
   • Paper prototypes

7. Environment is not constant

   • Network connection may drop out
   • There are soooo many different android phones

8. Fragments allow code reuse

9. Convention over Configuration

10. There's a pattern for that!