Would anyone be so kind to show where to begin to start developing?

[kiyanofosho]

I've looked everywhere. Youtube, google, borders. Idk where to begin. If I should do Java stuff first or android stuff first. Please someone help

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[bamfsig45]

Android Developers

[SixStringTheory]

Depending on how much programming experience you have, you might wanna start on general Java programming. It's not 100% mandatory, but most Android developer tutorials and books and Google's resources assume you at least know the general basics of Java.

You don't need to be a java pro. But you should know the general syntax, structure, how classes work, basic object oriented programming knowledge, etc... If this last sentence made no sense then go buy a good book on Java for beginners.

Wrox and Apress publish pretty good boosk.

[ladodger1717]

I've looked everywhere. Youtube, google, borders. Idk where to begin. If I should do Java stuff first or android stuff first. Please someone help

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I just started learning this a couple weeks ago. I was told to learn Java and to purchase a book called, "Hello, Android" third edition. I found what I feel are some great Java tutorials on Youtube from a guy with a screen name of "thenewboston". I am also going to purchase some books on Java and C++.

[Melon Bread]

I've looked everywhere. Youtube, google, borders. Idk where to begin. If I should do Java stuff first or android stuff first. Please someone help

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1. Learn Java (I recommend watch , best around)

2. Download Android SDK

3. Promise Me You Will Not Make & Publish One Of The Following:
- Sexy Girls app
- Sudoku
- Any Kind Of Image Puzzle Game

4. Learn Android Deving (Google did a great job showing what the SDK could do or I HIGHLY recommend this series of books)

5. Make an Application


- From another 17 year old avid Android user.


(Copied From Another One of My Posts)

[Shadow1173]

Hi there, I'm fairly new to the forums, so I'm not going to be able to give you pro advice, but I, just like you would like to start developing applications for the Android OS, I found this tutorial to be of some use. Its not the the other have suggested, but it gave me good insight on how to develop, Android Development Tutorial - Froyo

Hope it helps you like it did me, I followed it then tried to modify the application. For instance he teaches you to create a Fahrenheit to Celsius converter, I modified it to include Kelvin, just to see if I had correctly grasped the concept of the tutorial. To my surprise I had done pretty good. Its just a kick-start to help with future developing, I recommend it.

Good luck.

[dietche]

Don't forget about Motorola Dev Studio which looks real nice. It apparently lets you program in C or C++, has a great installer that ensures everything you need is properly installed and!! pre-configured (woot), has multiple target compilation addons, and can install as a plugin if you already have an IDE. Most flexible indeed.

Gonna be giving it a whirl myself instead of the usual Java/Eclipse/fight with configuration methods. I'm pretty good at C so I'm hoping this works good for me.

MOTODEV > Documentation & Tools > MOTODEV Studio

[Melon Bread]

Don't forget about Motorola Dev Studio which looks real nice. It apparently lets you program in C or C++, has a great installer that ensures everything you need is properly installed and!! pre-configured (woot), has multiple target compilation addons, and can install as a plugin if you already have an IDE. Most flexible indeed.

Gonna be giving it a whirl myself instead of the usual Java/Eclipse/fight with configuration methods. I'm pretty good at C so I'm hoping this works good for me.

MOTODEV > Documentation & Tools > MOTODEV Studio

You could always Program in C/C++ via the NDK and also you still have to have the Android SDK Downloaded And Installed + Show MOTODEV where it is it so you still have to configure it....

[dietche]

You could always Program in C/C++ via the NDK and also you still have to have the Android SDK Downloaded And Installed + Show MOTODEV where it is it so you still have to configure it....[/QUOTE]

Nice, didn't know I could just go directly to the NDK for C. 'Preciate it.

[debdroid1a]

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