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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 ... read more

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2e)

The Big Nerd Ranch Guide to Android is back with a second edition and now covers ... beginning even if it does complicate things - I don't agree. Then we cover the activity lifecycle, debugging and ... read more

TUAW at Big Nerd Ranch: Aaron Hillegass

More coverage of TUAW's inside look at developer boot camp. See below for notes & disclaimer. On my last day at Big Nerd Ranch, I got a chance to sit down with with the biggest nerd at the ranch, ... read more

16 Online Resources to Help You Learn iOS Development

Start Developing iOS Apps Today Digital Resource offered by Apple If you have no coding experience, one of the best places to start is this gentle introductory guide from Apple ... iOS programming ... read more

Sun blows out another big one, expect aurorae tonight!

On August 4 at about 04:00 UT, the Sun let loose with another big flare, this one ranking as an M 9.5 or so on the standard flare classification, bigger than the one earlier this week. It also ... read more

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

Q: Why does your book Android Programming ... Fragments must be hosted by an activity and an activity can host one or more fragments at a time. A simple fragment looks similar to an activity, but has ... read more

A week with Samsung Pay, and why Android Pay might still be better

Samsung Pay and Android Pay are both supposed to offer a log of transactions you’ve made throughout a card’s lifecycle within their ... This story, "A week with Samsung Pay, and why Android Pay might ... read more

Are VR and e-sports really a match made in nerd heaven?

One of the companies making the most headway at the intersection of VR and e-sports is ESL. The e-sports network announced a partnership in 2016 with the 360 video app SLIVER.tv (available on iPhone, ... read more

Big Nerd Ranch Clash of the Coders: How BNR smote the NDA

The Big Nerd Ranch has conducted iPhone development courses all the way back to the very beginning, when the App Store first launched in 2008. Doing so had its challenges. At that time, Apple had ... read more

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

You need to know Java, the Android framework, the IDE, the architecture of a typical Android device and so on. For one book to guide you over so much territory is a difficult challenge. The Android ... read more