Comments about O'Reilly Media Head First Android Development:

I'm a big fan of the Head First books. I started iOS dev with a Head First book and really got me started but this one is just not up to standards. The example on chapter one doesn't work (something related to Proguard) and the example codes on Github for chapter 3 and 4 are different from the code in the book and just slows down the entire learning experience because I have to spend a lot of time googling why the code in the book doesn't work. I just gave up after chapter 3. I didn't even look over the reviews before I bought the PDF because I LOVE Head First books so much, but now totally regretting it. PLEASE update the content and code within the book so that I can give a five star review!!!!

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As a someone fairly new to Android development I have found this early issue to be worse than useless. I can forgive the typos etc. but the numerous mistakes in the code are unforgivable and incredibly frustrating. Surely you run the code beforehand to make sure it actually compiles? The Head First series has the tagline: "We think your time is too valuable to waste struggling with new concepts." It is a real shame that they don't seem to think that our time is too valuable to waste debugging their code.

I shall be asking for my money back.

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I have been very impressed with other Head First books. I have been impressed with how easy the books are to follow. This book fails to meet that expectation. The code examples in the book are far from working. The code will only frustrate the novice developer.

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Beyond chapter 2 you need a hack saw to get the code in the book running. Significant bugs in presented code. Code samples provided online do not run w/o significant edit and are not very representative of what is published in the book. Until this prints and these gaffs are corrected, the novice will struggle to connect the dots between what's presented and what will make the code compile AND function.

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I know this is an early release, but Chapter 3 does not instruct correctly. I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but the code they explain is way off from the downloaded code. The instructed code brings up an error even though my code looks exact from the book, and nothing like the code example you can download. I'm hoping there are just pages missing.

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I appreciate the early release (even with the errors!) thank you!

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I'm aware that this is an early release but there's a LOT of editing that needs to be done. I've gone through chapters 1 and 2 and started 3. There are typos in almost every page. Chapter one deals with installation but the information provided is not enough, I had to use another book to fill in the blanks. It then goes through the process of creating the first app, that was OK. However chapter 2 picks up where chapter 1 left, but the code that they are modifying is not the one that was written in chapter 1, the names of some variables are not the same. The button for the app in chapter 2 never worked in the end, even though the code was exactly the same as the one provided. Chapter 3 deals with an RSS feed from Nasa and requires one bit of info from the XML, this being the filename of the photo of the day. However when you download the RSS file from NASA, it no longer includes an image tag like the one displayed in the book.

I really hope all of these issues are addressed. I wouldn't recommend the early edition with these many errors. Better wait for the normal release.

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I am a convert to the Head First Series. They are not only wonderful for teaching yourself but also work very well in a classroom situation also. I have used the Head First Java text with great success with the students in my Diploma of IT classes. I have been waiting patiently for Jonathon to complete Head First Android Development so as we can take the next step and code for Android. I purchased the pre-release pdf and have been following the progress of the book and it is looking very good. Highly recommended!

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I'm a huge fan of the Head First series and this book does not disappoint. As someone who was a designer turned flash programmer, Head First Java helped me figure out the basics of a new language, and Head First Android Dev helped me to complete my first app in record time.

Visual learners rejoice - this will get your head wrapped around Android in no time. I especially appreciated the sections on layout since there are so many choices in Android. It is all very clearly explained and actually a fairly entertaining read as well.

I believe that anyone new to Android would enjoy this book as much as I did.