Hi im looking to develop a game or two and have lots of ideas but have no idea where to even start or begin. Looking for help and have some really good ideas about simulation games. Please help of how to get started thanks
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This largely depends on how well you know about programming - if you have no experience at all, you should first consider downloading any IDE, for example, Eclipse or IntelliJ, and use any of the uncountable online tutorials (just google for "java tutorial"). Once you know the basics and created some applications, you can use Android Studio and (again with the help of tutorials and templates from the web) create your games.
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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)...
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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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10 post requirements encourages low quality posts. Perhaps its a good trade-off, but from where I'm sitting I'm drinking HaterAde.
I was thinking about trying to learn to program on Android. I have some very simple java programming knowledge from a while ago but that's about it. I was wondering if anyone had any website or book suggestions for beginners.
th3drow said:
I was thinking about trying to learn to program on Android. I have some very simple java programming knowledge from a while ago but that's about it. I was wondering if anyone had any website or book suggestions for beginners.
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first thing YouTube
second Google
that's all you need...
note: just keep away from thinks like Java for dummies....
Google has a very nice guide for android programming, lots of examples and lots of info for newbies.
In my opinion, You should also know something about Java Web Programming.
Google is the best book for android programmers, I think.
Ya I've Google around and looked at a lot of sites and books there are a lot. Any certain suggestions or should I just pick any?
I am very interested in learning how to develop for Android. Could anyone let me know what the best way is to get started I have installed the Java JDK and Eclipse and so far created the Hello World! App as per Google's own how to get started tutorial.
I have no experience programming except very basic HTML (Dreamweaver).
My goal is to learn how to develop for Android, from as much as I know it is Java based, should I learn Java before trying to do anything else, or should I just follow Google's own Tutorial ?
If there are books to get which ones are the best ones to get going? Which websites are the best ones to learn? What other resources should I consider?
I don't mind having to spend a couple dollars, but I have looked around and where I live there are no Java courses available.
You should first learn Java or at least the basics on Object Orientated Programming.
I want to pass you 2 links for video tutorials about Android Programming, maybe will help:
http://www.xtensivearts.com/
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34F010EEF9D45FB8&feature=playlist-comment
maximillion82 said:
I am very interested in learning how to develop for Android. Could anyone let me know what the best way is to get started I have installed the Java JDK and Eclipse and so far created the Hello World! App as per Google's own how to get started tutorial.
I have no experience programming except very basic HTML (Dreamweaver).
My goal is to learn how to develop for Android, from as much as I know it is Java based, should I learn Java before trying to do anything else, or should I just follow Google's own Tutorial ?
If there are books to get which ones are the best ones to get going? Which websites are the best ones to learn? What other resources should I consider?
I don't mind having to spend a couple dollars, but I have looked around and where I live there are no Java courses available.
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Having an understanding of Java will be good, as you'd be more comfortable when writing or understanding the code structure/syntaxes. You can also learn while doing Tutorials on Android, but scope on Java will be limited though. So basically its your choice.
Tutorials from the Android developer website is good. You can also consider going to these websites, as they have some good resources :
Video Tutorials : http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=6 (Already specified by above person)
Another set : http://www.vogella.com/articles/Android/article.html
Linux.com's series of Fresh Tutorials : http://www.linux.com/learn/docs
And if you Google for more Tutorials, you'd get more too. Cheers!
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You should first learn Java or at least the basics on Object Orientated Programming.
I want to pass you 2 links for video tutorials about Android Programming, maybe will help:
http://www.xtensivearts.com/
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34F010EEF9D45FB8&feature=playlist-comment
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Much appreciated thank you very much. I'll get started on that right now.
Hello,
I am interested in learning how to program for android. I have designed websites, but no experience in programming. I now that this is not a quick thing, but I am able and willing to spend 4-5 hours a day in learning. However, I have no idea where to start, searching the internet overwhelms me with information.
I have a kindle where I could read any books you recommend and obviously I have a computer.
My question is, if anybody could help me to design a pathway to programming Android applications, from basics in programming languages to the usage of the SDK, consisting of book, tutorials, videos etc.
I know it is a crazy intention, but I would be really thankful for any help.
I'm still learning myself but if your totally new to java and all I would start by watching and following the first 15 videos of this playlist here . When you do that then go here.
The first videos help you with setup and give you some java basics that will help you out later. The second starts you off on the fourth video in a playlist that will teach you programing in java.
I would start with plain Java since the foundational knowledge should translate over to Android development. Get familiar with the language syntax and so forth first, then focus on Android APIs later on once you have the basics down.
If your talking about HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) then you couldn't of picked something better to start with, HTML is easy to learn and a great introduction to how lots of things work. So if your looking to learn more languages you should Google some tutorials and find one that suits your style best (I would not recommend video tutorials, its much better to see all the examples and move at your own pace with regular tutorials):thumbup:
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HTML is a great start for understanding code in general. After that start looking into java. If you feel confident look into other languages.
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.