====== DRAFT Notes for a Workshop on Android Programming ======

Watch for this free, online workshop, starting February 9, 2010: http://android.eventbrite.com
====== Outline =======

 - Overview
  - Course approach (bottom up)
  - Android stack
   - Linux
   - Native libraries (including Dalvik VM)
   - Runtime (surface manager, OpenGL, SQLite, webkit browser)
   - Android framework 
   - Applications
 - Getting Started
  - Download and install Java; add it to your path.
  - Download and install Android SDK.
 - The Command-Line Tools
  - adb
  - android
  - aapt (Android resource compiler), now (?) apkbuilder
  - ddms
 - Android Scripting Environment (ASE)
  - Barcode Scanner
  - TTS Service Extended (set language engine) [vs. Google Talk Service?]
 - Concepts
  - Activity
  - Intent
  - Model-View-Controller
  - View (resource)
  - XML format
 - Tips and Tricks
  - adb shell setprop dalvik.vm.enableassertions all