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David Gassner

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David Gassner delivers training on Java, C#, PHP, and SQL, and speaks at conferences worldwide.

David Gassner is a senior staff author for lynda.com. He was formerly the president and founder of Bardo Technical Services, an Adobe Solutions Network Training Provider. As an Adobe Certified Expert, he has written courseware and delivered extensive training in Flex, AIR, ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, and Flash. He works with many programming languages, including Java, C#, PHP, and SQL, has been a regular conference speaker, and was the author of Wiley's Flex 3 Bible and Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 Bible.

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Building a Game App with the Android SDK
with David Gassner
Practice Android programming with this simple mobile game project. Learn how to build Android games using Java and the built-in features in the Android SDK.

2h 6m Intermediate Views: 7,170
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Building Flexible Android Apps with the Fragments API
with David Gassner
Create layouts for different screen sizes with the Android Fragments API. Learn to add and remove fragments with Java and XML and use fragments to dynamically choose layouts at runtime, store shared preferences, and more.

2h 28m Intermediate Views: 7,591
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Animations and Transitions in the Android SDK
with David Gassner
Learn how to use different animation techniques to create visually compelling animations and screen transitions for Android mobile apps.

1h 39m Intermediate Views: 18,704
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Android Studio Essential Training
with David Gassner
Want to develop Android apps? You need Android Studio—the only IDE fully supported by Google for Android app development. Learn how to install Android Studio 2.0, set up your development environment, and start coding.

3h 13m Beginner Views: 106,572
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Java Design Patterns and APIs for Android
with David Gassner
Take your Java skills to the next level by leveraging some of the most popular design patterns and APIs for the Android SDK.

2h 48m Beginner Views: 31,325
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Android N First Look for Developers
with David Gassner
Get a first look at the new features in Android N and Android Studio 2.1 in this concise quick start guide. Find out how to install the developer previews and get started creating and compiling apps, testing devices, and programming with Java 8 syntax.

32m 25s Beginner Views: 6,867
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Android 6.0 New Features for Developers
with David Gassner
Find out what Android 6.0 has to offer app developers like you. Learn about Marshmallow's new project templates in Android Studio, permissions frameworks, automatic backups for app data, and the many smaller features that are designed to make developers' lives easier.

1h 21m Beginner Views: 16,875
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Android App Development Essential Training
with David Gassner
Learn everything you need to know to get started building Android apps with Google's Android Studio and Android SDK.

5h 20m Beginner Views: 537,845
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Up and Running with Go
with David Gassner
Introduces the tools and skills used in a Go workflow—including Go Playground, an online tool that takes Go development off the desktop.

3h 47m Beginner Views: 54,772
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Building Apps for Android Wear Devices
with David Gassner
Build apps for the Internet of Things with Android Wear! Learn how to develop apps for the emerging market of wearable tech, in these Android Wear development tutorials.

2h 30m Intermediate Views: 23,373
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Adding Google Maps to Android Apps
with David Gassner
Learn to add interactive maps to mobile applications with the Google Maps Android API—a free Google Play service included on almost every Android device.

2h 47m Intermediate Views: 54,515
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Java Essential Training
with David Gassner
Explore Java SE, the language used to build mobile apps, desktop and web applications, and more.

6h 4m Beginner Views: 1,656,386
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Distributing Android Apps
with David Gassner
Learn how to share your new Android app with the world, by distributing it through Google Play, Amazon, and other platforms.

1h 20m Intermediate Views: 52,907
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Building a Note-Taking App for Android
with David Gassner
Create a complete note-taking app from scratch with Android Studio, and then watch companion courses in Windows and iOS to compare the app development workflows.

2h 38m Intermediate Views: 109,378
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Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP
with David Gassner
Learn how to install and configure Apache, MySQL, and PHP, known collectively as the AMP stack, on a local development computer. These tutorials work with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux systems.

3h 18m Beginner Views: 287,422
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C# Essential Training
with David Gassner
Learn C#, the object-oriented language from Microsoft that's used to program systems, desktop applications, and mobile apps. These C# tutorials cover the history, syntax, and important concepts of this powerful programming language.

5h Intermediate Views: 1,189,855
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Code Clinic: C#
with David Gassner
Explore solutions to common C# programming challenges, and compare the results with other programming languages, in the Code Clinic series.

3h 14m Intermediate Views: 121,334
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Foundations of Programming: Programming for Kids
with David Gassner
Programming can be fun and gives kids a great head start. Teach your kids to program using these learning techniques, apps, and hardware.

2h 8m Beginner Views: 209,821
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Building Adaptive Android Apps with Fragments
with David Gassner
Teaches Android developers how to program with the Fragments API, and build apps that work well on Android phones, tablets, and even desktop computers.

2h 8m Intermediate Views: 110,751
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Android Studio First Look
with David Gassner
Get a first look at Android Studio, the new IDE for building and packaging Android apps, before its official release.

2h 22m Beginner Views: 184,744
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Connecting Android Apps to RESTful Web Services
with David Gassner
Learn to request data for your Android apps from cloud-based storage networks that offer RESTful web services.

3h 24m Intermediate Views: 158,225
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Java SE 8 New Features
with David Gassner
Take a tour of the new features in Java SE 8, including lambda expressions, the Stream and DateTime APIs, and Nashorn.

2h 40m Beginner Views: 144,550
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Heartbleed Tactics for Small IT Shops
with David Gassner
Protect your sites—and your servers—from Heartbleed. Learn how to audit, test, and fix vulnerability issues associated with OpenSSL.

16m 43s Beginner Views: 10,144
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Distributing Android Apps (2014)
with David Gassner
Learn how to prepare, package, and publish your Android app on Google Play, and investigate other distribution platforms offered by Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

1h 40m Intermediate Views: 49,821
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XML Integration with Java
with David Gassner
Learn how to create and parse XML with a variety of Java APIs and libraries, including DOM, SAX, JAXB, and more.

4h 56m Intermediate Views: 146,814
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Foundations of Programming: Web Services
with David Gassner
Learn about the history, types, and various implementations of web services—the standard method of communicating between applications and across the web.

3h 17m Beginner Views: 605,635
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Building Mobile Apps with Google Maps Android API v2
with David Gassner
Add interactive maps to your Android apps with Google Maps Android API v2.

3h 50m Intermediate Views: 118,761
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Building a Note-Taking App for Android (2013)
with David Gassner
Create a complete mobile app from scratch with the Android SDK and Java in this project-based course.

3h 7m Intermediate Views: 231,855
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Visual Basic Essential Training
with David Gassner
Get started programming with Visual Basic using Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Desktop.

3h 55m Beginner Views: 521,510
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ASP.NET Essential Training
with David Gassner
Learn to build and deploy a dynamic website using ASP.NET.

6h 24m Beginner Views: 1,890,934
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Android SDK: Local Data Storage
with David Gassner
Create datacentric apps for Android devices, using SQLite, Java, and the built-in android.database packages from the Android SDK.

3h 41m Intermediate Views: 196,158
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Java Database Integration with JDBC
with David Gassner
Describes how to read and manage data from relational databases such as MySQL and SQL Server using the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API in applications programmed with Java.

2h 51m Intermediate Views: 256,091
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Java Advanced Training
with David Gassner
Expand your programming skills and get more out of Java, with platform- and framework-neutral tutorials that are useful for building web, mobile, and desktop applications.

3h 32m Advanced Views: 689,821
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Dreamweaver with PHP and MySQL
with David Gassner
Add dynamic data to a PHP-enabled web site in Dreamweaver CS5 and CS6.

4h 55m Intermediate Views: 1,026,566
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Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 New Features
with David Gassner
Offers developers an overview of the latest enhancements found in Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5.

2h 15m Intermediate Views: 41,372
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Flash Professional CS5: Code Snippets and Templates in Depth
with David Gassner
How to use Flash Professional CS5’s Code Snippets panel and file templates to get started with ActionScript 3.

3h 39m Intermediate Views: 141,957
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Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 New Features
with David Gassner
Reviews the dozens of new features added to the Flex 4 SDK and Flash Builder 4 toolset, explaining critical information for building rich internet applications.

2h 54m Beginner Views: 48,064
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Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 Essential Training
with David Gassner
Explores the newest release of the Flex SDK and Flash Builder, explaining critical information for building rich internet applications.

10h 28m Beginner Views: 566,320
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ColdFusion 9 Essential Training
with David Gassner
Explains the configuration and implementation of a ColdFusion 9 environment, including everything necessary for full implementation of ColdFusion in a web development.

7h 21m Beginner Views: 310,512
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Dreamweaver CS4 Dynamic Development
with David Gassner
Demonstrates the installation of Apache, MySQL, and PHP for Mac OS X and Windows.

5h 25m Intermediate Views: 539,966
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ColdFusion 8 Beyond the Basics
with David Gassner
Demonstrates advanced techniques in ColdFusion 8, such as creating multimedia presentations and working with XML files.

6h 52m Intermediate Views: 161,020
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ColdFusion 8 Essential Training
with David Gassner
Teaches the essentials of internet application development using ColdFusion 8.

6h 43m Beginner Views: 353,359
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Dreamweaver CS3 Dynamic Development
with David Gassner
Demonstrates how to use Dreamweaver CS3 to create professional, data-driven, interactive web sites.

6h 56m Intermediate Views: 460,532
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ColdFusion 8 New Features
with David Gassner
Covers everything from the new scripting image tags to the extended image and PDF capabilities in ColdFusion 8.

51m 39s Intermediate Views: 28,542

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David Gassner

About the Author

44 Courses

Building a Game App with the Android SDK

Building Flexible Android Apps with the Fragments API

Animations and Transitions in the Android SDK

Android Studio Essential Training

Java Design Patterns and APIs for Android

Android N First Look for Developers

Android 6.0 New Features for Developers

Android App Development Essential Training

Up and Running with Go

Building Apps for Android Wear Devices

Adding Google Maps to Android Apps

Java Essential Training

Distributing Android Apps

Building a Note-Taking App for Android

Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP

C# Essential Training

Code Clinic: C#

Foundations of Programming: Programming for Kids

Building Adaptive Android Apps with Fragments

Android Studio First Look

Connecting Android Apps to RESTful Web Services

Java SE 8 New Features

Heartbleed Tactics for Small IT Shops

Distributing Android Apps (2014)

XML Integration with Java

Foundations of Programming: Web Services

Building Mobile Apps with Google Maps Android API v2

Building a Note-Taking App for Android (2013)

Visual Basic Essential Training

ASP.NET Essential Training

Android SDK: Local Data Storage

Java Database Integration with JDBC

Java Advanced Training

Dreamweaver with PHP and MySQL

Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 New Features

Flash Professional CS5: Code Snippets and Templates in Depth

Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 New Features

Flash Builder 4 and Flex 4 Essential Training

ColdFusion 9 Essential Training

Dreamweaver CS4 Dynamic Development

ColdFusion 8 Beyond the Basics

ColdFusion 8 Essential Training

Dreamweaver CS3 Dynamic Development

ColdFusion 8 New Features

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