Gentlemen, May I suggest the following: instead of reading tutorials (which show you how to do *one* thing) or reading the Official Documentation (which is great for reference but sucks if you're trying to learn), go out and get one of the *books* that teach the ideas and concepts of Android programming, preferably ones with actual code.
The one I used, with excellent results, is Mark Murphy's "The Busy Coder's Guide To Android Development" <http://commonsware.com/Android/>. There is nothing in his book that you can't find in the Officials Docs, but it's put together in a coherent way and he explains things so they make sense. Want to know what the different parts of Android are? That's Chapter 1. Need to know what all the directories and XML files are for? That's Chapter 2. Want step-by-step instrustions on how to build a simple app and have each section explained? That's Chapter 4. Another good book is "Professional Android Development". Yes, I'm telling you to read more but this time, read the *right things*. No one is going to give you step-by-step instructions because that takes a HUGE investment of time. That's why you pay these authors for their books; they have invested that time; in return, they want paid for that investment. On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Breezy <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with you dude... It just seems like everyone wants to shoot > you down for not reading. You can read other stuff all day long but > there's no explanation to it, they just say to do it. I'm somewhat in > the same boat as I know Java, but combining Java + Android I'm lost. > On a PC I can write a Java app, compile and see the fruits of my code > - not so easy with Android as I've got new rules to abide by. > > I really don't see your question, though. Is there one or is this > just a gripe? lol > > -- Faber Fedor Linux New Jersey http://linuxnj.com faberfedor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
