Sessions at OSCON Java 2011 about Android

Monday 25th July 2011

• Android is Client Java

  by Zigurd Mednieks

  One theme of Programming Android is that Android is now client Java. Client Java is what every Java coder started with when they start learning Java, but then, when it gets down to working for a living, it's all server Java now. So you have millions of coders who are primed for a successful client Java, and many of them work in enterprise IT. How will Android impact the work of Java coders?

  • Android
  • Java

  At 11:30am to 12:10pm, Monday 25th July

  In B110-111, Oregon Convention Center

  Coverage slide deck

• Android Happy Hour

  Join other Android developers for happy hour at Gather in the Double Tree Hotel on Monday evening. Meet face-to-face and share experiences with other developers working on Android. The first 100 people there get a free drink ticket.

  • Android

  At 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday 25th July

Tuesday 26th July 2011

• Getting the Magic on Android Tablets

  by Suzanne Alexandra

  This session presents the best design and development tips for creating Android tablet applications that users love, using Android 3.0 or later.

  • Android
  • Tablets

  At 11:30am to 12:10pm, Tuesday 26th July

  In A106, Oregon Convention Center

• Open Source Android Development Tools - SDK, ADT and Beyond

  by Manfred Moser

  The Android SDK is open source and developed transparently. Although not well known, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a huge variety of development, test and build tools available. You can reuse some existing Java libraries and will find that more and more Android specific libraries are being created and used. Get a good overview and see what the future might bring.

  • Android

  At 3:30pm to 4:10pm, Tuesday 26th July

  In A107/108, Oregon Convention Center

  Coverage slide deck

Wednesday 27th July 2011

• Visage Android Hands-on Lab

  by Stephen Chin

  Visage is the successor to the JavaFX Script Language, a domain-specific language for writing UIs. It excels at rapid application design and can be used on any platform that supports Java. In this lab you will have an opportunity to write Visage applications that deploy to and run on Android mobile devices. No prior experience with Android or Visage development is required.

  • Android
  • JavaFX
  • Visage

  At 10:40am to 12:10pm, Wednesday 27th July

  In Oregon Ballroom 202, Oregon Convention Center

  Coverage slide deck