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Hello from Big Nerd Ranch!

[Editors note: Big Nerd Ranch has sponsored two posts on 9to5mac allowing readers to go to Nerd Camp for free] Hello, 9to5mac readers. It is a privilege and honor to be invited to provide a few guest ... read more

Why Facebook Is Sending Its People to Mobile Coding Camp (And Not Just Engineers)

Part of the solution: Send ’em to boot camp. Facebook has contracted the services of Big Nerd Ranch, an 11-year-old outfit responsible for running a week-long, 40-hour crash course in mobile developme... read more

Ask Big Nerd Ranch: Why do Fragments Matter in Android Application Development?

Q: Why does your book Android Programming heavily advocate the use of fragments when developing Android applications? You can develop Android applications without using any fragments, so why bother? W... read more

Trump turns his post-election reckoning into an operatic performance of grievances and pugilism

Bush would blow off steam by clearing brush from his ranch. President Obama would sneak a soupcon of ... with an aside to a Japanese reporter, “Say hello to Shinzo. I’m sure he’s happy about tariffs o... read more

Appreciation: Stan Lee's superheroes changed comic book industry

When Lee and Kirby formed the Avengers, Captain America, another former nerd, was reintroduced from the 1940s to join the group. Goodbye Clark Kent. Hello Bruce Banner, brainiac scientist with, not an ... read more

Design Job: UI Designer at Big Nerd Ranch

Big Nerd Ranch, a training and consulting firm in Atlanta, GA, is looking for a user interface designer. Click through to learn more and apply: If you’re interested in crafting interfaces that are as ... read more

One new message

The spoons are still too big, and it still perfectly encapsulates the internet culture era of 2000. Don’t make Rami Malek say hello to your friends. Nerd City, master of the Jake Paul takedown, has a ... read more

Android Programming: The Activity Lifecycle

The authors of Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 2nd Edition discuss the activity lifecycle, including logging the activity lifecycle, rotation, saving data across rotation, testing onSav... read more

Best Thanksgiving meal kits

Ideally suited for a large Friendsgiving when you just don’t have much time, Hello Fresh’s kit helps you prepare with ... centered on an organically fed turkey from the Willie Bird Ranch (feeds 8-9). ... read more

'Hello Dolly': Betty Buckley talks dogs, dance shoes and the perils of following Bette Midler

When the national tour of Jerry Zaks’ hit Broadway revival of “Hello ... our interview. Q: Big stars like yourself don’t go out much on the road. It’s not like it used to be. Why are you different? A: ... read more

A Joke No More, the Clippers Aim to Be Something That Other L.A. Team Is Not

And they have Ballmer himself: a rally-leading, frank-talking, marketing-savvy basketball nerd whose own rise to ... casts a tiebreaking vote on big decisions. But he says he can't recall a ... read more

Facebook And Google Bury The Hatchet (Temporarily) To Kill A Core Problem In Gingerbread Dalvik

The turning point was when Facebook hired mobile training house Big Nerd Ranch to put employees through an intensive, 40-hour iOS and Android development crash course. Shaver said “it’s eight hours a ... read more