Android Development with Maven - a primer

If you are a Java developer, and you want to write software for mobile devices, Android is without a doubt the most accessible mobile development platform out there. The reason for this is simple: you write your applications in Java, using tools that you are already familiar with (notably Eclipse). Because of this, the the learning curve is a lot gentler than learning to develop on IOS for the iPhone or iPad, which involves also learning a whole new language. And, as we will see, you can also benefit from all the great tools and techniques (unit testing, automated builds, Continuous Integration and so forth) that you are used to in a Java development environment. This article is not about writing Android applications, though that is a fun topic too! This article is about integrating an Android process into the broader automated build infrastructure. It is the first of two-part series - this article will look at how to automate your Android build process with Maven. The second part will look at automated testing and Continuous Integration on the Android platform. Eclipse is typically the development environment of choice for an Android developer. Android provides an excellent Eclipse plugin, which makes a lot of tasks related to Android development a lot easier. This includes both real-time Android-specific error checking, as well as building your Android application and deploying it to an emulator for testing. However...

Date: November, 01 2010
Url: http://www.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2010/11/01/android-development-maven-primer

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