I think it is very interesting that you mention the example of
'String' a standard Java class. One of my surprises learning my way
around the Android documentation is that though the standard Java
classes are included, the documentation on them is often very scanty.
That is why I use Sun's Javadoc
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Indicator Veritatis mej1...@yahoo.com wrote:
This has got to be a deliberate decision on their part, but I can live
with it.
The java.* and javax.* classes are largely taken from Apache Harmony,
and I am not aware that their Javadoc comments are altered in the
You must have either an outdated, slow computer or a very bad network
connection, if you find looking up faster in Java in a Nutshell (a
fine book, though). I have had no such problem with the online
reference, yet my connection is average DSL, my computer slightly
below average memory and CPU
With Java in a Nutshell I can find, eg, String and scan the list of
methods to refresh my memory of, say, all the options for indexOf in
10 seconds. With the online ref I it takes 5 seconds to open the
link, 15 seconds to find String, 5 to scroll down to the method
list, and then I still don't
With Java in a Nutshell I can find, eg, String and scan the list of
methods to refresh my memory of, say, all the options for indexOf in
10 seconds.
If I need to refresh my memory on anything, I use the greatest
resource that has ever been created for programmers, Google. No need
for an
If you insist on using a screwdriver as a hammer, of course you will
complain about the quality of the hammer: you ask about REFERENCE
books, but neither of the books you cite are meant as reference books.
As for why there is such a shortage of reference books, that is
because the best reference
I've looked at the online reference and it's not very good. Cuter
than the Sun Java stuff, but not as comprehensive and doesn't explain
things very well. And it's a lot slower referencing an online
reference than, say, looking up something in Java in a Nutshell.
One thing that seems to be
(I mean learned Java, not learned C++)
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I can only speak from my personal experience.
I've been a software engineer for more than 30 years and in that time
have learned at least a dozen languages. I started Android cold, with
no Java experience at all. It took me 3 months to develop my first
application and I've been learning more
I've been a software engineer for 40 years, and have taught myself --
let's see: BASIC, assembler on 6-8 different platforms, C, C++, Java,
Modula 2, Pascal, PL/I, several PL-whatever languages for IBM internal
use -- all from reading the reference manuals. Even designed my own
language for
On Jul 15, 6:35 pm, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
cor...@gmail.com wrote:
The best reference is the documentation supplied with the sdk. If
you want a better instructional book, I suggest looking at Mark
Murphy's set of books, they're fairly inexpensive and he constantly
updates them. You
I do have a subscription to the CommonsWare stuff. (Got it on the
recommendation of a co-worker.) I find the Acrobat format a bit
difficult to read and navigate through, but so far what little I've
read appears to be better than the other books. I haven't assessed
whether it's suitable for my
Dan,
Pardon my direct contact...
Back in the old days, I wrote mostly for IBM hardware and I must say
they had the best manuals ever. I'm sure you remember how they always
had a great example, and a cross reference to similar functions so if
the one you were looking at didn't cut the mustard,
Yes a reference like the Java in a nutshell but on Android will be
good.
On Jul 16, 3:44 am, DanH danhi...@ieee.org wrote:
Is there one? I have Professional Android 2 Application Development
by Meier and Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24
Hours by Darcy/Conder. Both are
Well, the IBM manuals could be pretty dry, but there were several that
were excellent. The Nutshell books generally do a good job of
balancing tutorial and reference info, though the references are
necessarily abbreviated.
As an example of a pretty good (though far from perfect) online
Anyone that tells you they learned C++ in 24 hours has still not
learned C++. This is philosophical, kind of like the statement Seek
those who seek the truth, avoid those who claim to have found it.
The official Android documentation is indeed very difficult to grasp,
but I there's so much
The best reference is the documentation supplied with the sdk. If
you want a better instructional book, I suggest looking at Mark
Murphy's set of books, they're fairly inexpensive and he constantly
updates them. You can also purchase some (all?) as physical books as
well, but using them as PDF's
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)
cor...@gmail.com wrote:
The best reference is the documentation supplied with the sdk. If
you want a better instructional book, I suggest looking at Mark
Murphy's set of books, they're fairly inexpensive and he constantly
updates
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