Archive for the 'Maven Android SDK Deployer' Category

Apache Maven at AnDevCon II

Published on 2011/11/07 in Android, Announcement, Apache Maven, Maven Android Plugin, Maven Android SDK Deployer and Presentation. 0 Comments

With a sore throat I braved through the presentation about taking advantage of Apache Maven for your Android application development builds today in front of 40 or so people. I have the impression that the interactive session with demos was well received, but will find out more later. In any case for those of you who missed it the slides are now online for your pleasure. One of the main take aways for me was that we need to ref the plugin version to be at least beta or even better 3.0.0 final and then iterate and improve after because people have this perception that alpha means not stable… why do they think that ;-) The alphas of the Android Maven Plugin are rock solid and I have been using the in production for months..

In the spotlight

Published on 2011/11/07 in Apache Maven, Hudson, Maven Android Plugin and Maven Android SDK Deployer. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Having worked with Apache Maven since the Maven 1 days, committing on various open source projects around Maven and Maven usage, using Nexus and Hudson and finally writing the Android chapter of Maven: The Complete Reference, got me into working with the great people at Sonatype. And now they put me into the spotlight. It has been great working with Tim, Jason, Emily, Brian, Juven and all the others and I am looking forward to many more great projects we do together in the future.

Thanks!

manfred

Android Open Source Development Tools at OSCON 2011

Published on 2011/07/26 in Android, ksoap2-android, Maven Android Plugin, Maven Android SDK Deployer and Presentation. 0 Comments

I am at OSCON Java 2011 and just finished presenting about Android open source development tools covering the supplied default tools in the SDK and going way beyond covering libraries and tools for all sorts of aspects of Android application development. With just under 30 people in the audience I went through a whirlwind tour of Android IDE’s, development tools, suitable Java and Android libraries and a lot more.

The slides are available for download (smaller file) and should give you great resource to dig deeper since all links are right there and active. Following up on just a few of the ideas will hopefully make you a more productive Android developer and inspire you to participate and join open source Android activities.

Enjoy and let me know if they are useful for you

manfred

Update: Added a short version of the presentation that removes the slides for the transitions as requested by @shawnlauzon

AnDevCon 2011 in hindsight – Part 2

Published on 2011/03/12 in Android, Apache Maven, Maven Android Plugin and Maven Android SDK Deployer. 0 Comments

After a great start on Monday and Tuesday AnDevCon really got started for me with doing my presentations. Guess how I went?
Continue reading ‘AnDevCon 2011 in hindsight – Part 2′

Presentation files for AnDevCon

Published on 2011/03/08 in Android, Apache Maven, Maven Android Plugin, Maven Android SDK Deployer and Presentation. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

No matter if you were able to attend my presentation at AnDevCon 2011 or not, here are the presentation files for all of you to enjoy:

Taking Advantage of Apache Maven for Android Development

Unit Testing, Integration Testing and Continuous Builds for Android Development

Fragments for all Maven users

Published on 2011/03/04 in Android, Maven Android Plugin and Maven Android SDK Deployer. 0 Comments

Now that the static library for Fragments support down to Android 1.6 is available as part of the SDK download, I have updated the Maven Android SDK Deployer to push the jar into your Maven repository so you can use it as part of your Android project built with the great Maven Android Plugin.

Check out the details on the documentation for the deployer and hopefully see you at AnDevCon next week.

While it is snowing like mad outside

Published on 2011/02/23 in Android, Apache Maven, Maven Android Plugin and Maven Android SDK Deployer. 0 Comments

I have updated the Maven Android SDK Deployer with support for the full release of the 3.0 platform of the Android SDK so that all Maven users can build their tablet apps before the open source built jars get into Maven central. Get it while its hot ;-)

PS: I have since updated to fix a tiny glitch as well as added the missing maps jar..

NFC and Android 2.3.3 for Maven Android SDK Deployer

Published on 2011/02/09 in Android, Apache Maven and Maven Android SDK Deployer. 0 Comments

With the new release of Android API level 10 also know as platform 2.3.3 Near Field Communication NFC has come even more to the center stage than previously. It seems like a surge of NFC devices and usages is about to get into the smartphone world. And since users of the Maven Android Plugin should not be left behind I have updated the Maven Android SDK Deployer to support the new release. In parallel building of the artifacts heading for Maven central is also on the horizon. Grab the new release, run it and lets get coding.

Honeycomb for the Maven Android SDK Deployer

Published on 2011/01/26 in Android, Maven Android Plugin and Maven Android SDK Deployer. 0 Comments

Joining the fray of news and stuff to play with I have updated the Maven Android SDK Deployer to support the prerelease of Android Honeycomb. With it users of the Maven Android Plugin can start creating Android tablet applications and exploring the new features from day one of the public release. Continue reading ‘Honeycomb for the Maven Android SDK Deployer’

Apache Maven, Android and Testing at AnDevCon

Published on 2010/12/06 in Android, Announcement, Apache Maven, Maven Android Plugin, Maven Android SDK Deployer and Presentation. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

AnDevConAfter presenting about Apache Maven usage for Android development at the Vancouver Android Developer group and the Barcelona GTUG as well as the first Canadian Android Developer conference AndroidTO, I am taking another step forward. Coming March 2011 I will be presenting about using the Maven Android Plugin and associated tools from setup to publishing your application on the market as well as running continuous integration servers and working with instrumentation tests and related toolkits probably showcasing Robotium as well as RoboElectric.

It would be great if you could join me there as well as let me know if there is any specific topics in this context that you would like to see discussed.

I am also contemplating organizing some sort of Maven Android Plugin or even a more generic build tool related BOF or so. Would you be interested in something like that? If so let me know here or on the Maven Android Developers mailing list.

I look forward to meet you in San Francisco.

Manfred