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核准通过，归档资料。 未经允许，请勿外传！ 外 文 翻 译 原文来源 Android? A Programmer’s Guide 中文翻译 安卓程序员指南 Android? A Programmer’s Guide J.F. DiMarzio New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto About the Author J.F. DiMarzio is a developer with over 15 years of experience in networking and application development and is the author of seven books on computing technologies. He has become a leading resource in the fields of IT consulting and development. He lives in Central Florida. About the Technical Editor Gilbert L. Polo is a software developer with over 20 years of experience working in the telecommunications, financial, and, most recently, educational industries. He has programmed in various languages including C, C++, Java, and C#. Chapter1 What Is Android? Key Skills Concepts History of embedded device programming Explanation of Open Handset Alliance First look at the Android home screen It can be said that, for a while, traditional desktop application developers have been spoiled. This is not to say that traditional desktop application development is easier than other forms of development. However, as traditional desktop application developers, we have had the ability to create almost any kind of application we can imagine. I am including myself in this grouping because I got my start in desktop programming. One aspect that has made desktop programming more accessible is that we have had the ability to interact with the desktop operating system, and thus interact with any underlying hardware, pretty freely (or at least with minimal exceptions). This kind of freedom to program independently, however, has never really been available to the small group of programmers who dared to venture into the murky waters of cell phone development. NOTE I refer to two different kinds of developers in this discussion: traditional desktop application developers, who work in almost any language and whose end product, applicati