gymshoe wrote: > I also think it is a challenge to step into something as complex as > picking up java and android as a newbie. > > However, unfortunately that's just the way it is... > > I think your options are: > 1) give up > 2) Pay to go to a formal (expensive) computer programming course where > they will give you more "spoon-feeding" > 3) Keep reading. Be patient. Be persistent. As you assimilate > information it will get easier. If you have a specific question which > you are having trouble getting your head around, post a specific > question on the forum and appreciate anybody who will take the time to > reply. > > I also used the book Faber mentions. (It was the only one available > when I started.) That book can help to get you going, but don't > expect it to be a panacea. At times it too may seem over a newbie's > head (IMHO). Just keep going, and slowly keep learning. It gets > easier and easier.
And chiming in as the author of one of the books Faber mentioned... In one of the early posts on this thread, you asked for a tutorial that assumed zero programming knowledge, and taught you Android development. It may be quite some time before somebody tackles writing something on that subject. Heaven knows I'm writing a *lot* about Android, and I have no plans on writing something that teaches Java and Android at the same time. You will see more of this all-in-one sort of material for iPhone, but that is largely because Objective-C has been all but totally abandoned outside of OS X and iPhone development, so the assumption is newcomers need to learn the language, so authors tack on a chapter on Objective-C syntax and hope their readers know how to swim. With Java, there are many good books and and scores of tutorials out there for the language itself. I always recommend newcomers to both Java and Android pick up the basics of Java first *outside* of Android, so they can take advantage of all this useful material. Then, once you know what a class and a method are, how to use collections like List, etc., work on Android. In the end, this is no more difficult than an all-in-one package...except you have to get your hands on two things, rather than one. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
