Well the Android Developers Conference was a blast! There were soooooo many technical classes I am sure you could just create a blog based on the conference, but that is not what I am here for. Some interesting points about some vendors/sponsors, but I'm not a promoter nor do they pay me so I like to keep it short.
WIMM Labs (http://www.wimm.com) - Had, and has some cool stuff out there. Deals with micro apps and micro/wearable devices on the WIMM Platform.
Qoppa Software (http://www.qoppa.com/) - Cool PDF stuff. Deals with Java Libraries and apps that work with PDF documents.
Black Duck Software (http://www.blackducksoftware.com/) - Very cool group of people and product line. Deals with OSS (Open Source Software).
There was nothing about Android 4.0 other than you can start playing around with some of the SDK stuff. The conference was put on by BZ Media (http://bzmedia.com/) who knows how to find the right people and put on some nice events. Thanks to them especially.
On some programming notes a few important items learned from the conference.
Use LinearLayout until it becomes frustrating then head to RelativeLayout...NEVER use Absolute layout!!!
Also, use density-independent pixels (dip/dp) for everything but font sizes.
Users HATE typing...it is the most annoying and frustrating task that a smart phone owner will do. So stay away as much as possible.
Users will decide to keep or remove an app based on their first 30 seconds of use (typically). So, if you have lots of typing and lots of set-up/tutorial screens that a user has to navigate they may not be too happy.
Lots of random stuff from the conference so I am in the process of gathering my thought as well as some projects to post on here at my earliest opportunity.
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