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I just read about the Alan Mulally Google appointment and can't help but wonder if automobiles are a serious play for Google. I suspect that Google's car plan may turn out to be more like air traffic control and computer assisted flight control. A sort of transportation "internet" for assisting drivers to move more safely and efficiently.

Out of curiosity, how much could Google potentially make a year in revenue if through consumer sales and government contracts they are able to install software that assists the drivers of cars? Billions, millions, or red numbers? This is all speculation but I'm thinking things like automatic accident avoidance, vehicle deceleration, evasive maneuvering and traffic control without traditional traffic lights can all be greatly enhanced by computer networks and AI.

I'm looking for guidance from the community on building the backend for an android app. Do you know of any thorough books/tutorials that include code examples of how to build a Web Service that would be used as the back-end of an Android app? I would be particularly interested code advice about security and crud functionality.

It would be very useful if one did not have to remember all these passwords but just swipe a finger to login.

4 things I like about programming Solving algorithmic problems Solving mathematical problems The creativity of coding/building Well documented api’s and libraries

4 things I dislike about programming Setting up tools and environments Poorly documented api’s libraries, and frameworks Configuration coding (e.g. setting up and connecting databases) UI design/programming

what about you?