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diff --git a/docs/html/guide/index.jd b/docs/html/guide/index.jd deleted file mode 100644 index ecbf97b..0000000 --- a/docs/html/guide/index.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,84 +0,0 @@ -page.title=The Developer's Guide -@jd:body - -<p> -Welcome to the <i>Android Dev Guide</i>! The Dev Guide is -a practical introduction to developing applications for Android. -It explores the concepts behind Android, the framework for -constructing an application, and the tools for developing, -testing, and publishing software for the platform. -</p> - -<p> -The Dev Guide holds most of the documentation for the Android -platform, except for reference material on the framework API. -For API specifications, go to the -<a href="{@docRoot}reference/packages.html">Reference</a> tab above. -</p> - -<p> -As you can see in the panel on the left, the Dev Guide is -divided into a handful of sections. They are: -<p> - -<dl> -<dt><b>Android Basics</b></dt> -<dd>An initial orientation to Android — what it is, -what it offers, and how your application fits in.</dd> - -<dt><b>Framework Topics</b></dt> -<dd>Discussions of particular parts of the Android framework -and API. For an overview of the framework, begin with -<a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/fundamentals.html">Application -Fundamentals</a>. Then explore other topics — from -designing a user interface and setting up resources to storing -data and using permissions — as needed.</dd> - -<dt><b>Developing</b></dt> -<dd>Directions for using Android's development and debugging tools, -and for testing the results.</dd> - -<dt><b>Publishing</b></dt> -<dd>Instructions on how to prepare your application for deployment -and how to publish it when it's ready.</dd> - -<dt><b>Best Practices</b></dt> -<dd>Recommendations on preferred techniques for writing -applications that perform efficiently and work well for the -user.</dd> - -<dt><b>Tutorials and Samples</b></dt> -<dd>Step-by-step tutorials and sample code demonstrating how -an Android application is constructed.</dd> - -<dt><b>Appendix</b></dt> -<dd>Reference information and specifications, as well as FAQs, -a glossary of terms, and other information.</dd> -</dl> - -<p> -The first step in programming for Android is downloading the SDK -(software development kit). For instructions and information about -the kit, go to the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">SDK</a> tab above. -</p> - -<p> -After you have the SDK, begin by looking over the Dev Guide. -If you want to start by getting a quick look at the code, the short -<a href="{@docRoot}guide/tutorials/hello-world.html">Hello World</a> -tutorial walks you through a standard "Hello, World" application as -it would be written for the Android platform. The -<a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/fundamentals.html">Application -Fundamentals</a> document is a good place to start for an -understanding of the application framework. -</p> - - -<p> -For additional help, consider joining one or more of the Android -discussion groups. Go to the -<a href="{@docRoot}community/index.html">Community</a> tab above -for more information. -</p> - -<p>To return to this page later, just click the "Dev Guide" tab while any Dev Guide page is loaded. </p>
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