Mobile Computing with iPhone and Android

MOBILE COMPUTING WITH IPHONE AND ANDROID	COMS E6998, Dept of Computer Science, Columbia University

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MOBILE COMPUTING WITH IPHONE AND ANDROID RESOURCES

This page is designed to provide resources that will facilitate the programming assignment(s). There is information about the development environment both iPhone and Android, and finally some tools for collaborating with your fellow group members.

This resource list is updated frequently - with new lecturer's or student submissions. Feel free to e-mail me with any valuable resources.

iPhone
Android
Android Kernel
Objective-C Programming
Java Programming
Collaboration

IPHONE RESOURCES

There are a huge number of iPhone resources available on the web that come from a large community of people who have worked with the iPhone.

General Info:
- iPhone DevCenter
- Apple Developer's Forum
Programming Guides:

ANDROID RESOURCES

Here you will find links to the Android SDK.

General Info:

Android Programming Guides:

The Developer's Guide

GUI Development:
- DroidDraw

ANDROID KERNEL RESOURCES

The Android Kernel is simply the Linux Kernel, so here are Linux Kernel tools that also apply.

Android Kernel Development:
- Kernel Git Repository

Kernel News:
Kernel Hacking:
- Here is where you can get any kernel you want: Linux Kernel Archives at kernel.org
- More links are always useful: List of (potentially useful) Linux-related links
- The Linux Kernel by David A Rusling:
  - various formats
  - html
- Linux Kernel Internals by Tigran Aivazian
- The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide: HTML
- Concrete Architecture of the Linux Kernel
- Linux Kernel configuration help texts (for v2.2)
- This is very helpful for configuring and compiling the kernel, which you will need to do a lot: Linux Kernel HOWTO
- Kernel Newbies: page for an IRC channel intended to help new kernel hackers
- In-depth look at the Linux 2.4 Memory Management System with a follow up book [PDF link], covering Linux 2.6
Linux Kernel Debuggers:
- KDB: built-in kernel debugger with multiprocessor support
- Kgdb: kernel debugger used through serial line
Source Navigators:
The source navigators provide browse-able kernel code, making it easier to read than your ssh window or emacs. However, the kernel is not the same version as the kernel you will be working with, so watch out for subtle differences.
- Linux Source Navigator
- Another Linux Source Navigator

OBJECTIVE-C PROGRAMMING RESOURCES

The iPhone API is written entirely in Objective-C, so for those unfamiliar with Objective-C, here are some links that provide some explanations.

General Objective-C Reference
- The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language

General C Reference
Pointer Resources
- Pointers and Arrays
- C Pointers and Memory Allocation
C Systems Programming
- This includes a tutorial and full reference to C: Programming In C: Unix System Calls and Subroutines in C

JAVA PROGRAMMING

Here you will find Java resources for those that want to learn more about Java. The Android user accessible API's are based on Java and run on the Dalvik VM.

General Guides:
Cookbooks: Example Code Snippets for any Java Method
- Java Examples Organized by Topic

COLLABORATION TOOLS

All major programming projects will be done in groups of three. To facilitate collaboration among group members (some of whom may not be on campus), there are some resources available to help out. CVS and RCS are popular methods of retaining source code integrity. Also, Instant Messaging allows for quick communication, whether it be a commercial product or using the 'talk' command on the cunix or cs machines.

Source Code Management

GitHub
Code Snipplets
CVS us a version control system that enables you to log all changes made to a body of source code. It also makes patches and does lots of cool stuff to keep track of your source code: CVS Manual
RCS is another version control system, but a little more lightweight. It allows files to be stored in a directory without downloading them to another directory: RCS Mini-HowTo

Instant Messenging
- ICQ

Jason Nieh, nieh@cs.columbia.edu