Sean had recommended "Hello Android" by Ed Burnette. On Dec 12, 2011 2:12 PM, "Joseph Apuzzo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Which brings up a good point... is there a "you should read this first" > book out there? aka a foundation book? > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Ben Stoutenburgh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That's the problem with books published in 2011, they are just not up to >>> date: >>> >>> From *Android Apps For Absolute Beginners* Copyright © 2011 by Wallace >>> Jackson >>> >>>> Currently, Android requires the Galileo version of Eclipse (not >>>> Helios). You should >>>> download the version of Eclipse that supports Java—Eclipse IDE for Java >>>> Developers. >>>> Go to the Eclipse web site’s Downloads section at this URL: >>>> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/galileo/sr2 >>>> >>> >>> But thanks for the correction. >> >> >> And then on page 20 of that book it then says, "Now that you have >> successfully installed Java on your computer, you can install Eclipse >> Galileo (Version 3.5) or Helios (Version 3.6), which is the IDE you will >> use for your Android projects." >> >> It was an error corrected in the errata. Otherwise the publisher who >> shall rename nameless gets points off for not reading vendor documentation >> well. >> >> -- >> Ben >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium >> Jan 4 - Recovering the Brownfield: Revitalizing Open Source Projects >> Feb 1 - Home Networking Made Simple with Amahi Home Server >> >> > > > -- > /** > ** Joe Apuzzo > ** Call Sign: KD2AKU > ** PGP/GPG: pub key ID BB5C7 > **/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jan 4 - Recovering the Brownfield: Revitalizing Open Source Projects > Feb 1 - Home Networking Made Simple with Amahi Home Server > >
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