There have been 6 versions of Android released(with another coming soon), how is it "very young"? Is it really that hard to do documentation about the SDK with code examples?
And exactly how is the OS going to mature when it's developers are telling beginners to go away? I certainly don't think that anybody related to the Android team wants developers telling the new comers to go away. Right now, the only way to figure out how to do most stuff is to do Google searches to see if anybody else has done it. The more developers, the better. Ryan On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Justin Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > Holy crap people... Android is a very young OS! Of course there are going > to be issues with documentation and things like that. That is just the way > new things like this are in the development world. Things always improve as > they mature. > > Yes it can be frustrating at times and I have often got stuck and spent > much more time trying to figure something out than I would have liked... > but if you can't deal with stuff like that then go do something else and > come back when the platform has matured a little. > > Also, I have a friend who develops for WebOS... we've got it pretty good > compared to them. > > On Dec 24, 2009 9:33 AM, "ryan alford" <[email protected]> wrote: > > While not in the same manner(seemed kind of hasty), I do agree with some of > what the OP said. Mainly with code examples. Coming from .Net, you can go > to the MSDN and you will find comprehensive instructions on how to use just > about any class in the .Net framework. Code samples are also on almost > every page(where applicable). > > I just don't see this level of commitment from Google. I have written and > released an Android application, and it was a pain in the ass to say the > least. After a month, I have finally figured out that you can't "catch" > activity intents like you can with broadcast intents. > > And don't even get me started on these Google groups. I have submitted two > questions. Both took more that 3 days to get "approved". I have seen the > same person submit 6 questions in one day, with all of them being stupid > questions about differences between the versions of Android. Why do the > moderators let that crap through? And why to I get 5 emails during the day, > and then in the middle of the night get 100 within 10 minutes. > > Personally, I would like to see these Google groups go away and see a REAL > forum come up. Thanks god they have atleast shown that you can go to > StackOverflow and ask questions. There needs to be a real forum for Android > developers. > > These are the reasons that I have stopped development on Android. I don't > know if I want to continue with Android in its current state. > > Ryan > > > > On Dec 24, 2009 7:22 AM, "Sean Hodges" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > When you ask a ... > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Valentino XM <[email protected]> > wrote: > I dont know about a... > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Beginners" group.... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android 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
