Domin8rJ listen up buddy, wid due respect to the prev posts on this thread heres an idea for u.. u might take tym fr it but its k jus take any chap or couple of chaps frm any subject and jus create an app.. so i would b like having a chap in ur phone.. automating it in a way towards smarter education.. jus draw some sample screens on a paper,try to go thru chapters frm mark murphy's book so that screens smehw can b designed.. later on things will fall into place slowly wid event handling an all.. jus try it..any help in that matter mail me okk.. it can turn out to b very difficult for u but try it out.. its fun coding in android..
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Tommy Hartz <droi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had no concept of java or c++ I was a VB.net guy up until I needed to > learn android. I just jumped right into Marks book as noted below and then > started messing around with sample apps. If you have any programming > background pickup up Java isn’t hard as long as you know how to use google. > If you get stuck, like I have in the past many times, ask a well thought > out and detailed question to this forum and people WILL help, I have > learned a lot from this forum…**** > > ** ** > > If you have 0 programming experience you might be in for a rough ride and > you will want to make sure any project you come up with is rather basic or > you may not have time to finish it…**** > > ** ** > > Learning how to design and layout your application is in my opinion the > hardest part of android, but once you get it and figure it out it is smooth > sailing from there.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* android-developers@googlegroups.com [mailto: > android-developers@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Lew > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 05, 2012 3:37 PM > *To:* android-developers@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [android-developers] School project help needed.**** > > ** ** > > Kristopher Micinski wrote: **** > > I don't think that Android is a significantly new API or programming **** > > ** ** > > Compared to what?**** > > **** > > environment, and if you know Java (and even if you don't, but know C++ > or something similar-ish well enough) will be very easy to pick up.. **** > > ** ** > > You elide over the difficulties. Java is more than a language, it's an *** > * > > environment, and that environment is quite different between Android and * > *** > > other platforms.**** > > ** ** > > For example, you could go through years of standard or enterprise Java *** > * > > programming without every defining a UI in XML. If this is new to you, it > **** > > takes some getting used to, and no amount of Java or C++ knowledge is **** > > directly applicable.**** > > **** > > If you have a year of time to do so, I'd start by doing the following: > > - reading the developer guide > - playing with a bunch of the sample apps > - perhaps buying a copy of Mark Murphy's android book (the commonsware > guide) if you find yourself needing more explained examples of the > API, etc... **** > > ** ** > > You consider a year "easy to pick up"?**** > > ** ** > > I consider three days "easy to pick up". A year seems on the long end of * > *** > > what it should take to be competent at Android programming.**** > > ** ** > > -- **** > > Lew**** > > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- live and let LIVE!!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
