New 'StrictMode' Gingerbread API helps developers write better, faster apps

There's a lot of new, behind-the-scenes goodness going on in Gingerbread, and not all of it was made with the end user in mind.  One of the new APIs, "StrictMode," is built for Android application developers to use as a debugging tool.  It monitors code as it's executed, detecting things that can slow an application down.

It specifically was designed to target disk reads and writes, and network activity, which as Android software engineer Brad Fitzpatrick points out can cause stuttering animation and UI elements that don't respond to input as fast as we would like.  Having an easy to use tool like this means that developers can find spots in their code that might contribute to a bottleneck and take care of the issue before the app goes out for testing.

While the changes that come with Gingerbread don't appear very big on the surface, all these little things add up.  We've went over all the "showcase" changes, but these smaller additions are just as important.  Gingerbread is shaping up to have great potential, and I can't wait to get my hands greasy with it. [Android Developers Blog]

Jerry Hildenbrand
Senior Editor — Google Ecosystem

Jerry is an amateur woodworker and struggling shade tree mechanic. There's nothing he can't take apart, but many things he can't reassemble. You'll find him writing and speaking his loud opinion on Android Central and occasionally on Twitter.

12 Comments
  • That Droid looks so COOL :D and yh i didn`t read the article :P i`m commenting on the picture :D
  • just to let you known it android droid is just one of the android phones
  • ..?
  • I honestly looking forward to getting a new phone 1st half of 2011. I have an EVO currently and $150 from Sprint towards an upgrade(I'm only a year into the contract). But I don't want a new contract. Looking forward to see how VZW LTE network perfroms and see what At&t is doing by the end of the year next year, then i'll make up my mind about which carrier and which "ANDROID" phone I will go with. Until then I will Rock my DUAL CORE PHONE THROUGH 2011. Full Price. While I use my EVO for rooting/testing roms and such.
  • why the droid cop has to have a donut? lmao
  • Because he eats Donuts, Eclairs and a little Froyo for breakfast...
  • Totally Lloyd "Cartman". You will respect my authoritah!
  • Haha.. funny that's the first thing I thought as well.. :)
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  • "We've went over???"
  • I would have to agree that the graphic is the best part of this article!
  • someone should make a wallpaper with that Andy that makes you respect his, "authoritah!"