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Android Processes and Threads

Android is powered by the Linux kernel and the Dalvik (Java) Virtual Machine to support multi-tasking operations. This course covers how Android utilizes processes and threads, and will teach you about the numerous options available to developers for multi-tasking operations as well as how to leverage special platform capabilities.

Intermediate
1h 59m
(123)

Created by Larry Schiefer

Last Updated Mar 20, 2019

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Android Processes and Threads

Android is powered by the Linux kernel and the Dalvik (Java) Virtual Machine to support multi-tasking operations. This course covers how Android utilizes processes and threads, and will teach you about the numerous options available to developers for multi-tasking operations as well as how to leverage special platform capabilities.

Intermediate
1h 59m
(123)

Created by Larry Schiefer

Last Updated Mar 20, 2019

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At its core, Android is built to take advantage of multi-tasking operations, be it from separate applications or different operations within the same app. In addition to providing built in support for working with threads, Android provides a solid framework for inter-process communication and puts a twist on the way app processes are used. In this course you will learn about the way Android utilizes processes, how to take advantage of special app sharing features and explore the variety of ways in which threads can be used.

Android Processes and Threads
Intermediate
1h 59m
(123)
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Larry Schiefer - Pluralsight course - Android Processes and Threads
Larry Schiefer
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Larry Schiefer is the CTO and co-founder of HiQES, a mobile, embedded and application software development service company. He specializes in designing and developing device drivers, kernel software, BSP, and applications for Android, Linux, Windows, Windows Embedded, and various RTOS environments.

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