On Friday, May 27, 2011 04:05:22 PM Kent Loobey wrote: > On Friday, May 27, 2011 02:55:18 PM Bob Keeland wrote: > > OK, I'm new to Android and intend to write some scentific apps for > > smartphones. I need some advice. I have never used Java (mostly Visual > > Basic) so I guess I need to learn Java. Any suggestions on learn-java > > books? > > "Core Java Volume I - Fundamentals Eight Edition" > by Cay S. Horstmann & Gary Cornell
"Beginning Android Application Development" by Wei-Meng Lee "Using SQLite" by Jay A. Kreibich > > I've downloaded Java SE and several Android related things, and > > I've got the Professor Eck tutorial for Java. So far the tutorial seems > > to be very basic. Any suggestions on the best procedure for moving on > > Install Eclipse. > > Google search "Android <what ever you want to know> tutorial" > or "Android how to <what ever you want to know> example" > > Know that you can see the Android source code. Know that you can use "Log" to create run time entries in LogCat for later review. Know that you can look at the contents of your database at run time by using adb. Know that Google also has an "AppInventor" application that facilitates quick app development using a graphical development environment. > > (even > > if it's just PUNT and leave this to someone who knows what they are > > doing)? Bob Keeland, Ph.D. > > Research Forest Ecologist > > Louisiana, US -- 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.
