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4answers
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What do you think of Android API design?

When I got acquainted with Android platform my first impression was WOW, that's must be a super awesome thing. But when I started developing for it I felt that its learning curve could be simpler. ...
4
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1answer
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Android Development: MVC vs MVVM [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is Model-View-Presenter (MVP) scheme useful for Android? I've started coding for Android and I'm having difficulty trying to properly partition my code. I always end up ...
3
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8answers
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Do I need to learn Design Patterns if I'm preparing to be Android Developer? [closed]

Please advise if it is required to learn design patterns if I'm studying for Android development?
3
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2answers
386 views

Adding more responsibilities to Activities in a flexible way

I am considering how I can add tasks to Android Activities in a flexible way. I can only use implementation inheritance for one thing in Java and I would like to use it, if I use it at all, for ...
2
votes
2answers
709 views

Challenges in multi-player Android Game Server with RESTful Nature

I'm working on an Android Game based on Contract Bridge, as a part of my college Summer Internship project. The game will be multi-player such that 4 Android devices can play it, so there's no BOT or ...
2
votes
2answers
423 views

Best practice for combining a Java Applet/ Android interface?

I'm working on an online game, which I am seriously considering writing a Java Applet for it. The game is not overly complex on the features. I'm considering at some point having at least 3 versions ...
2
votes
0answers
247 views

Useful design patterns for working with FragmentManager on Android

When working with fragments, I have been using a class composed of static methods that define actions on fragments. For any given project, I might have a class called FragmentActions, which contains ...
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0answers
67 views

Android design advice - services & broadcast receivers

I'm in the process of learning the Android SDK and creating some projects to get a grasp on the system. The current project I'm working with works just fine but I'd like to get some advice about ...