Introduction to Android™ Application Development: Android Essentials, Fifth Edition

Acknowledgments

This book is the result of collaboration among the finest group of professionals: from the efforts of the team at Pearson Education (Addison-Wesley); from the suggestions made by the technical reviewers; and from the support of family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances alike. We’d like to thank the Android developer community, Google, and the Android Open Source Project for their vision and expertise. Special thanks go to Mark Taub for believing in the vision for extending this book to another edition; Laura Lewin, who was the driving force behind the book—without her this book would not have become a reality; Olivia Basegio, who was instrumental in orchestrating all of the efforts among everyone involved; and Songlin Qiu ...