Actually, I took the plunge thanks to some fine convincing by "String". I grabbed an MyTouch 3G (no headphone jack) for a low $100. Started developing on the platform last night from the very link you posted.
I was able to port my super easy Apple app which just creates a mudsplat on a picture to Android in an evening, with a lot of toying around with the wife and son. Leveraging my existing knowledge in Java was great and I felt good being able to generate an application so fast. I really have to hesitate using the G1 again. As I said it left a really bad taste in my mouth. Made me switch to Iphone, the on screen keyboard was never accurate enought. It was sluggish even with task killing. Right now I have to admit the MyTouch is quickly changing my mind on Android devices. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Peter Eastman <[email protected]> wrote: >> Then books and/or classes, I got by with 2 books. > > I got by with no books at all. :) > > Especially if you already know Java, learning Android development is > very easy. Just go to http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html > and read through the documentation there. At that point you'll have a > pretty good knowledge of the basics. For more details, click on the > Reference tab to get the javadocs, and the forums here are also a good > resource. There definitely are holes in the documentation, and a good > book might well help. But it's hard to beat the cost of getting > started with Android development: $0 for the online documentation plus > $0 for the emulator. And since you've already got a G1, you can even > test on a real device without spending any money. There certainly are > better Android phones available, but you can wait on that until you're > certain you want to make a bigger commitment. > > Peter > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en. > > -- Sam C -- [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en.
