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
RationalGaze said:
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.
Chapell said:
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.
cauli said:
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?
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What are the advantages of developing android apps in C++ rather than in JAVA?
The biggest advantage for me is that you can have a shared codebase between the platforms.
The best example is creating cross-platform games. If you write the game code in C++ you only need to write a small amount of code specific for current platform (e.g. Android) that just runs your C++ code right after the start.
Just take a look at Cocos2D-x game engine project (its open-source) and how many platforms it supports because its written in C++.
What are the advantages of developing android apps in C++ rather than in JAVA
OkieKokie said:
What are the advantages of developing android apps in C++ rather than in JAVA?
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Mainly for game. Most of the mainstream 3D engine are written in C/C++, so for game developer, they can make use of the current c/c++ 3D engine directly without rewriting from scratch.
Hey,
I use visual studio for programming in C++ and am interested in learning to develop for android. I have previously done so in eclipse but it has been 2 years or so and that was in Java. I am interested in programming in C++ and was curious what IDE y'all used.
Thanks,
Fish.
MrFish. said:
Hey,
I use visual studio for programming in C++ and am interested in learning to develop for android. I have previously done so in eclipse but it has been 2 years or so and that was in Java. I am interested in programming in C++ and was curious what IDE y'all used.
Thanks,
Fish.
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I suggest you to use Qt
You can programing in c++ for android
If you're on Windows, Visual C++ isn't a bad choice (esp. the latest editions which include Android support!). But if you're on Linux and/or programming on both Windows and Linux, Qt Creator is my favourite by all means.
Personally, I prefer CLion by JetBrains (the company that creates IntelliJ and Android Studio). Although it is a commercial IDE, you can have free license for student or open source project.
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Personally, I prefer CLion by JetBrains (the company that creates IntelliJ and Android Studio). Although it is a commercial IDE, you can have free license for student or open source project.
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CLion is amazing! It works really well with Rust plugin too.
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