Here are links to several free online courses designed to help you learn mobile development. Reply here if you know of any good ones that I missed. If you have comments or experiences to share about any of these, please start a new thread to discuss.
“Computer Science 164: Mobile Software Engineering” is a Harvard University course using Javascript, HTML5, Objective-C, and PHP, and to teach you how to build mobile web apps (along with some native iOS development). The online course includes all video lectures, study sessions, slides, source code, etc. This is the follow-up to another Harvard class available online: “CS 50 – Introduction to Computer Science”.
“Computer Science E-76: Building Mobile Applications”, a Harvard University Extension course, covers Android and iOS, including writing native apps for Android using Eclipse and the Android SDK. Lecture 2 is a Java primer and lectures 3 – 6 cover aspects of Android development.
Google’s Android development training course includes ten modules covering everything from graphics and animation to security and monetization.
“Introduction to Programming in Java” is an MIT OpenCourseware class offering lecture notes and downloads of java programming assignments. You can see a full list of free MIT online comp sci courses here.
“Android Application Development” was taught at CalPoly in Summer 2010. Not as complete as some of the Harvard courses, the site offers basic instruction on building basic apps.
Neither Udacity or Coursera has a mobile-specific course yet, but both include amazing classes on web application development.
Codeacademy offers several courses on web and application (non-mobile) development. Topics include PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby.
"The Java Tutorials" on Oracle's site are about general Java development and are not Android-specific.
XDA’s “How to Build an Android App” series by Adam Outler.
Treehouse Library beginner courses teach you how to build simple apps.
For Android App development, I would strongly advise:
The New Boston - Android Tutorials
For Java basics:
The New Boston - Java Tutorials
The tutorials are done by Bucky and Travis and these guys are very good. They take you through the learning step by step.
Also. When you come across problems, the main Android Developers site is very good, but I've also found Stack Overflow very helpful.
I started using the tutorials with no Android or Java knowledge at all and I've used what I have learned to make a couple of basic soundboards so far and other bits and pieces, but what they teach you gives you the potential for a lot more.
You can see the apps I've made Here (Google Play) and Here.
This one's good for both C and C++
http://www.cprogramming.com/
And this one for C, pretty well explained and my favourite
http://www.howstuffworks.com/c.htm
How can I watch those Harvard lectures, they seems to be locked, are they free
Found this putzing around the internet at work. Very engaging lectures, never talks in monotone, and explains things in a simple to understand format.
From Stanford, almost all the material is provided (lectures, handouts, assignments, exams, etc), and all the videos are downloadable through iTunes or YouTube.
Not android specific, but gives a solid groundwork on the Java platform.
Best of all... FREE
http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=824a47e1-135f-4508-a5aa-866adcae1111
I'm currently following Google’s Android development training course and came here looking for an ebook of these pages. I want to read these on my phone while I travel.
Does anyone know of such an ebook on Google books or any other 3rd party website?
Also, a tool that can convert these webpages into a static ebook will also do. I just need them to be available for offline reading.
Thank You
Guys try Barbara hecker on YouTube .excellent latest university level courses on android. Total 15 hours I guess.
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Guys try Barbara hecker on YouTube .excellent latest university level courses on android. Total 15 hours I guess.
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+1 for Barbara Hecker's ITU lecture series all posted on YouTube. Its about 25 1hr lectures in Android Development all posted within the last few months so very current. Easily the best Android learning tool I've found so far on the web.
The new boston video series is good but way too out of date (2009). Android has come a long way in 3 years.
Ya that's the most recent I could find. The proprietary screen casts like Lynda.com, tutsplus, video2brain and others are also worth looking into. I certainly learned a lot from them. Also, its worth looking into phonegap. It let's us use javascript-css-html to create apps for all platform like iOS, android, blackberry and so on.
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Minimum skills / sources required before writing android apps
Understanding android operating system
how to code some easiest android applications to boost confidence amongst new persons.
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Use jquery mobile and phonegap. You can make apps within 1 hour or even less. Just get some video tutorial from youtube or lynda.com or someplace similiar. There are a ton of them. Youtube jquery mobile , phonegap.
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Use jquery mobile and phonegap. You can make apps within 1 hour or even less. Just get some video tutorial from youtube or lynda.com or someplace similiar. There are a ton of them. Youtube jquery mobile , phonegap.
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is it important to understand how operating system works ?
Kaiyes said:
Use jquery mobile and phonegap. You can make apps within 1 hour or even less. Just get some video tutorial from youtube or lynda.com or someplace similiar. There are a ton of them. Youtube jquery mobile , phonegap.
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that fine for basic apps but if you want to add any complexity you really need to know android programming (java/eclipse etc). i dont think sending people down this easy path is going to help them become android developers.
Coursera does now have a course for Android Programming. It uses the Processing 'language' and teaches fundamentals such as the accelorometer, basics of a physics engine ( BoxWrap2d) and image and sound manipulation. I have almost finished this run of the course, and its a good starter for people who are interested in learning how to develop for Android.
The downside to the course though, if you don't have any knowledge of programming at all, I think you might struggle a little bit. (Just my opinion.)
Search for 'Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps'
Like i said, its good for simple informative type apps for most of the major platforms at once. But its not for complicated apps like games/kernel. However i do think there is a big untapped market for sector specific informative type apps. Take medical sector, most of the apps doctors need gotta help them remember & docs will buy em. I saw simple jquery mobile type apps selling for £15. Also, if you are good at JavaScript, then you can basically carry your "app" over to all platforms. That's the catchy bit I guess. Its also easier for web devs to hack at mobile software market without having to learn a whole new language. Having said all that, Java is still one of the top languages there.
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great android app developement youtube tutorial series
This guy is awesome!
His rapid for style allows us to learn more in a shorter amount of time, without dieing of boredom.
The tutorials were designed to familiarize us with the basics in the beginning, then to help us gain and retain a better understanding of how to develope apps.
You may feel overwhelmed by all of the information being shot of at you at such a rapid fire rate, but rest assured that as you progress through the series, things will make more and more sense to you.
I highly recommend that anybody that is new to developing Android apps, or that anyone who wants a refresher course, that doesn't feel like being bored out of their mind by long, drawn out, agonizing courses, check this out.!
Here's the link to the entire Android app developement tutorials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boj0f_O3i88&list=PLGLfVvz_LVvQUjiCc8lUT9aO0GsWA4uNe
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These Android tutorials by Vogella are also good.
http://www.vogella.com/android.html
As far as I get it, if you know Java well enough that you rate yourself > 6 out of 10 as a Java programmer, Android app development should be easy for you.
The ice is broken. On Coursera on 21-th January starts "Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems".
Game Development Days
If you like game programming, I have started a guide a while ago:
Game Development Days
The guide walks you through the development of a 2D game engine, and covers side information around it.
Thought it could be useful here
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Any thoughts on the best books and/or online classes to learn Java and Android developing.
There is one Android class at a UC school by me but it is $650 for like 6 meetings.
Thanks
1) Best source to get started with Java: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
2) For Android, check out "Busy Coder's Guide To Android"
It's not free, but it's not expensive either ($40 for 1 year subscription and updates).
You get 3 books: basic & advanced Android, together with a tutorial.
If found these books very informative and it helped me alot during my first Android application.
Covers up to Android 2.1 API.
Big Java by Cay Horstman is an excellent book and the one my university recommends for our Software Workshop 1 (Java) module.
We're ranked 5th in the UK for computer science so we can't be that wrong
http://www.anddev.org/
Lots and lots of tutorials.
finally a forum dedicated to this...**** yes im excited. now i know what imma be doing in my spare time at school hahahah. i already was on the forums 24/7....
So, is it alright to step directly to android?
Or is it Java first??
I would say Java first...
Another good book: Professional Android Application Development
And don't forget the tutorials and sample code at http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/get.html
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I would say Java first...
Another good book: Professional Android Application Development
And don't forget the tutorials and sample code at http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/get.html
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The first book above is now into it's second edition which is obviously the one, of the two, to go for given the rate at which Android is changing. I've just bought that & the last edition of Thinking in Java.
Two more great books, they are very good, from the basics up to professional. They are updated with Android version 2 so relatively new:
Apress' Beginning Android 2
http://apress.com/book/view/1430226293
Apress' Pro Android 2
http://apress.com/book/view/1430226595
Oh and Java books are not so mandatory because Android is not REALLY Java, it's Google's own implementation, the basics are Java, but almost
everything is possible without knowing Java and reading these books.
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Oh and Java books are not so mandatory because Android is not REALLY Java, it's Google's own implementation, the basics are Java, but almost
everything is possible without knowing Java and reading these books.
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The principal programming language for Android is Java. What you mean perhaps is that Android doesn't use the common Java class libraries such as AWT & Swing, but rather its own.
To code effectively you must understand OOP, the Java language & Android's class libraries. There's no way around that.
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The principal programming language for Android is Java. What you mean perhaps is that Android doesn't use the common Java class libraries such as AWT & Swing, but rather its own.
To code effectively you must understand OOP, the Java language & Android's class libraries. There's no way around that.
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Yeah, I know that the programming language is Java. What I mean is if someone has knowledge about OOP and has experience with other programming languages (C++, C#, etc) there is no need to buy a book about Java. Just learn the syntax in 1-2 hour(s). During Android programming you'll be using the Android's classes almost all the time, so it's not the same like really programming some java app from the beginning.
Here is a good set of video tutorials targeted towards programmers that provides a quick down and dirty intro to Android programming and concepts.
http://android.voxisland.com/
I find the biggest challenge having never really learned Java much is learning the Android API. Coming from C the syntax is very familiar.
I am looking to start learning on my own and got this link form Andrew Web.
http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001690
Anyone have or heard anything about these videos?
i want to start making apps for android but dont know where to stat i have the sdk on my desktop but thats about it. If someone could please help me or push me in the next step please do so.
Just go to the dev guide on the Android website to start making your first Hello World app. As for language, Android (I could be wrong) uses Java. Again, I could be wrong.
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Indeed, Android uses Java. I'd suggest learning it before attempting to program for Android or else you'll feel like it's gonna be too difficult. There's plenty of books on Java, and some powerful Google searching will lead you to step-by-step guides to learning Java.
Also, go through the Android Dev Center for a lot of information. There's plenty of guides there on things like 'how to design your app to flow with the overall android feel' and 'designing icons to fit general android homescreen look'.
You're gonna want to download Eclipse for Java Programming. It's a free Java development environment much like Dreamweaver and Visual Studio are for web development.
Oh, and PLAN! Like any good development project, your project will not get anywhere if you don't know where to start and when to end it.
Plan first. Then plan the planned elements. Java is object-based programming, and just like building a house each object needs to be solid or else it'll crumble to pieces.
Same here. Thx for the advice.
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Indeed, Android uses Java. I'd suggest learning it before attempting to program for Android or else you'll feel like it's gonna be too difficult. There's plenty of books on Java, and some powerful Google searching will lead you to step-by-step guides to learning Java.
Also, go through the Android Dev Center for a lot of information. There's plenty of guides there on things like 'how to design your app to flow with the overall android feel' and 'designing icons to fit general android homescreen look'.
You're gonna want to download Eclipse for Java Programming. It's a free Java development environment much like Dreamweaver and Visual Studio are for web development.
Oh, and PLAN! Like any good development project, your project will not get anywhere if you don't know where to start and when to end it.
Plan first. Then plan the planned elements. Java is object-based programming, and just like building a house each object needs to be solid or else it'll crumble to pieces.
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Actually, you're doing things the hard HARD ...HARD way....
if you want to develop apps for android, Titanium Mobile (appcelerator.com) is the best way to go. It takes far less time to learn JavaScript , CSS and HTML then it does to learn pure JAVA, and then learn to implement Android's API.
There are a few things that Titanium Mobile can't do, but they are always working on it to make it better. And of course - it's free
I've made a few apps using it. Including an HTML eBook reader, Chinese Flashcard App, and a Simple Chat Client.
Their JavaScript API takes a bit to get used to, but after that, you can easily spit out a simple app in about a day or so.
I have a web-app Template that lets me dump a Web-app (html/css/js) into a project, and spits out a nice new shiny Android app ready for the market.... I also wrote code that lets you access the Menu Button on android too. So it's not like using PhoneGap where it's just a Browser session with an icon on your phone.
PM me if you're interested, and i'll show you everything i learned about Titanium Mobile so far (i'm still learning actually). Or if you want an app done, i can do it for you... free if it's easy enough
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Actually, you're doing things the hard HARD ...HARD way....
if you want to develop apps for android, Titanium Mobile (appcelerator.com) is the best way to go. It takes far less time to learn JavaScript , CSS and HTML then it does to learn pure JAVA, and then learn to implement Android's API.
There are a few things that Titanium Mobile can't do, but they are always working on it to make it better. And of course - it's free
I've made a few apps using it. Including an HTML eBook reader, Chinese Flashcard App, and a Simple Chat Client.
Their JavaScript API takes a bit to get used to, but after that, you can easily spit out a simple app in about a day or so.
I have a web-app Template that lets me dump a Web-app (html/css/js) into a project, and spits out a nice new shiny Android app ready for the market.... I also wrote code that lets you access the Menu Button on android too. So it's not like using PhoneGap where it's just a Browser session with an icon on your phone.
PM me if you're interested, and i'll show you everything i learned about Titanium Mobile so far (i'm still learning actually). Or if you want an app done, i can do it for you... free if it's easy enough
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Wow, I'm very interested. I might check it out.
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If you know the C or C++ language you could try out MoSync, depends what you like, some programmers like the level of control and speed you get from C++. If your content with simpler apps then maybe phonegap or appcellerator for you.
I guess that when mobile apps get more sophisticated javascript programs will be just as complex as C++ programs.
Thats my view, but then I like C++ better.
/Tony
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If you know the C or C++ language you could try out MoSync, depends what you like, some programmers like the level of control and speed you get from C++. If your content with simpler apps then maybe phonegap or appcellerator for you.
I guess that when mobile apps get more sophisticated javascript programs will be just as complex as C++ programs.
Thats my view, but then I like C++ better.
/Tony
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It really depends on how much control and you really need. If you're going to write games, then you do need speed that C++ and the Native Application Development API on android can give you. If you're writing a social networking app, the speed of C++ would really be an overkill.
As far as i've read, PhoneGap still has a lot of issues. And the build process is a bit more complicated than on Titanium Mobile.
If you're just using the regular Android API to write apps, i don't notice a lot of difference in speed execution between writing it in pure Java, or using Titanium mobile (using native code and UI elements - i don't mean putting everything into a WebView).
The current app that i'm writing now i don't think can be written using Titanium Mobile or PhoneGap (unless i added some native functions and did my own fork of PhoneGap).
More or less, i'm writing an App for Android and JRE/Linux systems that will allow me to enumerate, and access USB status bits, and USB data frames of a given USB device, and then allowing that USB device to be accessed through a TCP or UDP connection.
I might be able to do this with Titanium Mobile, but i don't think i can. As the only files you're allowed to access are on the SD card, application data directory, and temp directory.... i think there's one other place you're allowed to access too, but i never used it. However later today i might just try to see if i can access the /Dev/DSP01 (aka sound card) on an android device. If i can, i think i could write it using titanium mobile. I'm already halfway done with this app in pure java, so i wouldn't actually rewrite it in Titanium Mobile now.
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if you want to develop apps for android, Titanium Mobile (appcelerator.com) is the best way to go.
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Thanx mate!
If you looking a book or something to teach you the basics Beginning Java Programming for Dummies and Android Application Development in 24 Hours are good reads.
I'd rather not fill the forum with more threads so I'm just going to ask my question here. What is the best way to read the android dev guide on the device itself? Just going to the site directly? Ideally I'd like a pdf or something designed to be read on a small screen. The site can have formatting issues when read on a small screen.
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I've been developing for a long time (nearly 30 years), and whenever I need to learn a new language I start with the Sams range, "Teach yourself whatever language in X days/hours". They're pretty good and this is available for Kindle, which is great if you use the Amazon Kindle app...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Yours...1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1287485537&sr=8-2-fkmr2
It obviously costs, but I really do rate those books as brilliant starting points. The rest is google and friends on here.
Hope this helps - good luck mate.
Personally, I've been coding in Java for what... four years now? I'm feeling dwarfed here by johncmolyneux but honestly, the best way to learn is to not use an IDE like Eclipse, but to use something that you have to hand-code everything yourself, such as Geany! You learn fairly quickly after writing a few applications.
If you are thinking "titanium", "mosync" or "phone gap" it is worth doing a bit of background research. There are several extremely powerful tools out there that can help you build cross platform apps - these are among the top ones.
bit more discussion about this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16703287#post16703287
There are a few useful reports comparing them - check out ours by googling "triballabs cross platform"
The Google App Inventor makes it pretty easy to create your own Android apps. Best part is you don't need to learn any programming languages. You won't be creating anything too complicated like a video game for example, but it's a good start nonetheless.
http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/
If you want to learn the basics of Java, then please check out a book called as "Head First Java". They really explain the basics with the help of real life examples to make things much simpler so that people understand.
Beginner app projects
I'm also just getting started with app development. Something I've been looking for is a beginner app project. Wish I could find a walkthrough of a simple app like a game of Hangman or something like that. I've been through the android developer training web site and got some good info but some things I'm still a little stuck on. Id Love to see an actual app (rather than just a mock up of some fields and buttons) and then a slightly dumbed down explanation of the code. Might be a lot to ask but man it would be great!
Hey im a programming student in my second year and ive been wanting to play around with some android development (mostly because my school doesnt teach java or php. Im pretty experienced with visual basic and C#. But my questions is can someone help me out with a link to or something where I can take a look at some open source code for some android apps? It can be as simple as tic tac toe I dont car. Im just basically doing some research myself. Also is eclipse the best compiler for android development? Thanks
You can find quite a number of examples under 'Resources' on developer.android.com.
You may be interested to know that Eclipse is not a compiler, it is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). What is better or not is largely a personal preference, but starting out you are likely to find more tutorials assuming you use Eclipse than anything else.
Source of pre-installed Android Appliaction is open. And you can program with eclips for Android App.
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Android is open-source, but not the apps.
You can run Eclipse, and create a new project from existing samples. You will be able to choose from a list (this samples come from the sdk, if you downloaded them).
There are some games (snake, ...) and demo apps like API demos.
And Eclipse is very good for Android development, especially if you use the plugin ADT tools.
I am more than happy to have all the eyes I can on my code. I would post a link, but (no rant here)...
AWOL: ArchWiki Offline
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Tetractys Productions
Search for this on the Google App Store with search term "archwiki".
The code isn't great as I am a novice with both Java and Android, but you will find use of Activities, WebViews, Menus, using external Jars and perhaps a little more. If your scholarly background leads you to make a suggestion or two... please do.
Also... don't buy most of the books. They suck. The "cookbooks" seem pretty good and the Android Developer Documentation and Stackoverflow are your friends. I wasted enough money on Android books I will never read. Hope you don't fall for that too.
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I learnt programming a long time ago (20 years ago) and back then I learnt C++. Fast forward to present, I have interest in creating an Android app and started doing some research. I bought some books and watched some video, downloaded Eclipse, etc.
Although I still remember some Object Oriented Programming concepts (Polymorphism, if-else-then loops, etc.), I never fully grasp some of the syntax presented in those study books / videos. This could be because I am a total noob when it comes to Java.
So my question is: is it worth it to learn Java first, completely independent on Android, and THEN learn Android programming?
PS: I did bought some Java books but I don't think some of the things there are applicable to Android. For one, I setup Eclipse with Android SDK and although I can create some Android app (even have it run on my phone! YAY!), I could not figure out how to write, compile and execute Java app in my MacBook (keep throwing a bunch of exceptions).
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So my question is: is it worth it to learn Java first, completely independent on Android, and THEN learn Android programming?
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Of course. You need basic-medium java knowledge to develop your apps. About this...
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I don't think some of the things there are applicable to Android
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It's not true. If something can be done in Java for PC, can be done in Android as well (in the same way, or using the Android way, easier and better, mostly times ).
Any recommendation on a good Java Book that:
- gets me up and running faster, since I am not focusing in developing a PC/MAC based Java app but Android app?
- Make use of Eclipse?
I suggest learning java first before you start app development so that you will understand what you are actually doing while writing the source code
Complete reference java is a good book to make your concepts crystal clear
for android app development tutorial you can refer thenewboston video tutorials and developer.android.com for understanding android os and API
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How "deep" should I learn Java first?
I read some Jave books that covers really deep stuff that are over 1000+ pages, and there are books like the "Learn Java in 24 hours", etc.
I am just curious because I have read articles whereby people with no programming experiences had developed iPhone apps in months. I think Objective-C is harder to learn than Java because it does not have some of the great features like garbage collections, etc.
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How "deep" should I learn Java first?
I read some Jave books that covers really deep stuff that are over 1000+ pages, and there are books like the "Learn Java in 24 hours", etc.
I am just curious because I have read articles whereby people with no programming experiences had developed iPhone apps in months. I think Objective-C is harder to learn than Java because it does not have some of the great features like garbage collections, etc.
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Throwing an Android app together is relatively easy, especially if you've got prior programming experience. Between the plentiful tutorials and stackoverflow to help with specific semantics, it's pretty straight forward to get what you want done. However, there's a big difference between getting something done, and getting it done efficiently - that's where having a fundamental grasp of the underlying language comes in handy.
When I was starting out I grabbed a couple different books, from basic Android programming to Advanced Java. I found Learn Java for Android Development to be a very decent read, and it was great for getting me up to speed on Java quickly, without going through basic coding principles I already understood from using other languages (or burying me in deep Java mechanics that I didn't really want or need).
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When I was starting out I grabbed a couple different books, from basic Android programming to Advanced Java. I found Learn Java for Android Development to be a very decent read, and it was great for getting me up to speed on Java quickly, without going through basic coding principles I already understood from using other languages (or burying me in deep Java mechanics that I didn't really want or need).
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Thanks for the recommendation on the book. Seems like a perfect book for me!
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I learnt programming a long time ago (20 years ago) and back then I learnt C++. Fast forward to present, I have interest in creating an Android app and started doing some research. I bought some books and watched some video, downloaded Eclipse, etc.
Although I still remember some Object Oriented Programming concepts (Polymorphism, if-else-then loops, etc.), I never fully grasp some of the syntax presented in those study books / videos. This could be because I am a total noob when it comes to Java.
So my question is: is it worth it to learn Java first, completely independent on Android, and THEN learn Android programming?
PS: I did bought some Java books but I don't think some of the things there are applicable to Android. For one, I setup Eclipse with Android SDK and although I can create some Android app (even have it run on my phone! YAY!), I could not figure out how to write, compile and execute Java app in my MacBook (keep throwing a bunch of exceptions).
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I think u are on the right way.
Please go into android directly.
Do you have a specific idea what you want to create? If no, Get one. I had no idea about Java and Android, only knew visual basic and some c#, but I had an idea what I want to create. And this way i started watching basic tutorials and got some basic information how to do stuff(intents, the thing with the contexts). For me personally, learning the Java stuff was easy, as its really close to what i knew(and you know some c++, which gives you the basics). Simply read a little bit about the control structures and classes and Start making your app. And if you want to know how something works, Google it!
Btw: i am really young, so this shouldnt be a Problem for somebody older.
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Hi everyone. I want to share some resources that may helpful for anyone who still don't know where to start.
If you don't have any background, consider learning programming using Scratch or Alice. It seems just suitable for kids but actually for everyone who want to think logically.
If you have some basic background and want to have solid Java background (which I recommend) before moving to Android development, you should start with "Head First Java". They also have "Head First Android", but personally I don't like it so much.
After you have a solid Java background, you can start learning Android using this free course on Udacity. It has 5 parts that cover everything that you need to make literally any app on Play Store.
After you completed the above course, let's make your own project. You don't have to learn other courses or textbooks in order to make an app. You should try to make your own app using what you have learned with the above course. When you making your project, you will encounter real-life problems. By solving it (using Google, StackOverflow, XDA, other tech forums, ...), you will learn more than any course or textbook can help you.
I hope you will find this post helpful for you. If anyone has a question, please leave your question below
Hi, new user here. Thanks for the read
Hi,
I just signed up on this forum and came across this thread and so decided to post a question. First, i have been a full-stack developer and now working on Cloud, AI/ML but android mobile app development is new to me and i am pursuing a self-paced training. My intention is to start off by learning the basics of android and the ide, the various elements and work my way up to the advanced level. Then start learning and work on flutter. I have a fair bit of experience on Java as i have developed java enterprise and web application (JSP, applet based) in the past.
Right now, i am looking at the Android Basics to Advanced nanodegree program offered by Google on the android site, udemy, udacity, etc and lots others on the internet. just wanted your opinion which course would be a good place to start.
Thanks.