A. Mastering the Android Development Tools

Android developers are fortunate to have many tools at their disposal to help facilitate the design and development of quality applications. Some of the Android development tools are integrated by default into the Android Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which is included in the ADT Bundle, or integrated with Eclipse after installing the ADT plugin, whereas other Android development tools must be used from the command line. In this chapter, we walk through a number of the most important tools available for use with Android. Knowledge of ADT will help you develop Android applications faster and with fewer roadblocks.

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