The android traceview utility allows us to identify bottleneck in our code. In order to use this utility we first need to set up an AVD that uses SD card, create an image file that will be used by that specific AVD and call the Debug.startMethodTracing() and Debug.stopMethodTracing() from our code in order to create [...]
I was recently asked by one of the companies I am working with to explore the possibility to perform dynamic class loading on the android platform.
Browsing the API documentation looking for the detailed documentation of the java.lang.ClassLoader class, I found a difference between the well known implementation on the Java platform and the one we [...]
The android instrumentation framework is highly useful for the development of unit tests for the android applications we develop. Given the growing number of android based devices, the inclusion of automatic unit tests within the development process might be crucial for the success of our product.
I have recently completed the development of a new course dedicated [...]
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Using the Java Reflection API we can indirectly invoke private methods from outside the scope of the class they belong to. The AcceesibleObject class is the base class for Method, Field and Constructor. The AccessibleObject class provides the ability to flag a reflected object and suppress default Java language access control checks. Calling the setAccessible method [...]
During 2010 Summer Semester I am going to deliver a detailed Java EE course in HIT. This course is delivered as part of HIT Computers Science BSc academic program.
The main topics we are going to cover in this course are:
Java Servlets & JSP
Java Server Faces
Java Persistence API
Enterprise Java Beans
Java EE Web Services
Java Standard Tags Library
In addition, [...]
During the 2010 Summer semester I am going to deliver the Internet Programming course in HIT. This course is delivered as part HIT’s Computer Science BSc academic program. It starts with a detailed coverage of the Java programming language and continues with a detailed coverage of Scala.
The topics we are going to cover in Scala include the following:
Introduction
Scala [...]
During the 2010 summer semester I am going to deliver an academic course that focuses on the Windows Phone 7 platform. This course takes place in SMKB and is part of their Information Technologies BSc academic program.
The topics this course covers include the following:
Platform Overview
User Interface
Isolated Storage
Debugging
WebBrowser Control
Application Bar
Location Services
Accelerometer
Internationalization
Multimedia
Push Notifications
Reactive Extensions
Security
Web Services
Games Development
The slides, the assignments as [...]
Microsoft Kinect is a unique motion control set up that allows the user to interact with the running application by moving his various body parts allowing a small camera translating all of these movements into binary data streamed into the application. This new motion control is of highly value especially for games developers. The new [...]
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