Build bug free Android applications with Packt’s new Android book

June 2011 | Networking & Telephony

Packt is delighted to announce Android Application Testing Guide, a new book which provides a practical introduction to the most common available techniques, frameworks, and tools to improve the development of Android applications. Written by Diego Torres Milano,this book will help minimize the impact of these errors in Android project and increase development productivity.

Android is a mobile operating system based upon a modified version of the Linux kernel. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android. The Android operating system software stack consists of Java applications running on a Java based object oriented application framework on top of Java core libraries running on a Dalvik virtual machine featuring JIT compilation.

Android Application Testing Guide starts by introducing Test Driven Development, which is an agile component of the software development process and a technique where one can tackle bugs early on. From the most basic unit tests applied to a sample project to more sophisticated performance tests, this book provides a detailed description of the most widely used techniques in the Android testing world in a recipe-based approach.

Using this book, the readers will learn to expose their application to a wide range of conditions and configurations to simulate real life network conditions and detect problems in the application. This book teaches readers how to write tests for applications and assure quality control using various methodologies. They will also learn to test different components such as Activities, Content Provider, Services, and so on.

A highly detailed book which gives step-by-step examples for a great variety of real-world cases, providing professional guidelines and recommendations that will be extremely valuable for optimizing development time and resources. Android developers looking to test applications or optimize application development process will find this a beneficial read. Grab a copy now! For more infomation and to download a sample chapter please visit : www.packtpub.com/android-application-testing-guide/book

Android Application Testing Guide