What next

This book has taken a very deliberate path to teach you as many different areas of Android as possible via a route that makes sense to a previously non-programming reader.

It is, therefore, possible to take the main topic from any of the chapters and expand upon it. In some cases, very significantly. Let's look at a few ways in which you can expand your current app building prowess.

Keep reading

To differentiate between reading and studying, here are a few suggestions where some light (fairly light) reading will help increase your knowledge.

GitHub

GitHub allows you to search and browse code that other people have written and see how they have solved problems. This is really useful because by seeing the file structure of classes and then dipping into them, you can often see how to plan your apps from the start, and this will prevent you from starting off on the wrong path. You can even get a GitHub app that allows you to do this from the comfort of your phone or tablet. You can...