Chapter     1

Android UI Design Tools: Setting Up Your Android Development System

In this first chapter, we will set-up your Android Application Development workstation. I recommend using at least a hexa-core Intel or AMD 64-bit PC with 64-bit Windows 8.1 (or at least Windows 7) operating system installed on this workstation, preferable using an SSD (Solid State Drive) for your primary C:\ disk drive. An SSD will provide your workstation with a vastly accelerated overall system performance, especially at software load-time.

Fortunately, you can get a hexa-core (or octa-core) online at PriceWatch, or walk into Walmart and pick one up for just a few hundred dollars. Then, simply install all this open source software that I am going to expose you ...

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