Well, I'm getting my first Android phone at Christmas, and I would like to know how to write basic applications for it.
I already have the Android SDK, Netbeans and the ADT plugin installed, I'm realy just looking for a simple to understand and well explained guide on where to begin, basic concepts, syntax, that sort of thing (and well commented examples).
If anyone has anything like that, please do post it.
[editline]19th December 2010[/editline]
Anything guys? I am looking forward to getting started.
Java - learn it before attempting android apps
I agree with cammie, learn Java first. I'm currently working with Android (sort of, I basically skipped all the UI stuff and went straight to OpenGL ES), and you will definitely need to know Java syntax and all the intricacies of Object Oriented Programming in order to have a clue about what's going on in an Android program.
Once you get comfortable with the platform, it gets easier. As with any platform, really.
The Java you write on a PC, Mac, etc differs much from what you write for the Android. I suggest getting a base in Java and then learning the specialties of the Android environment.
The Java's the same - it's just that the libraries won't match any JSR/JDK/whatever.
[QUOTE=HubmaN;26819538]The Java's the same - it's just that the libraries won't match any JSR/JDK/whatever.[/QUOTE]
That's what I was alluding to. It is just more convoluted when you factor in all of the Android specific stuff.
Ah, sorry for the tautology then.
Alright, so far I'm just bolting bits and pieces onto the hello world example, playing with variables and such.
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