Hiya,
I have noooooo knowledge about any computer language and want to learn Java as i heard that its the language required to develop android apps. I know it takes alot of time to develop apps but im ready to spend my time so kindly let me know how can u start learning java at home? and should i learn anything before learning that as i dont know a word about programming
Thanks
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That's a download for Java tutorials. To actually do them you'll need a compiler. I use jGrasp but there are many others you can use. Eclipse is pretty popular and they all do the same thing basically. A compiler can be downloaded on the internet, and you'll need to download Java from Sun Microsystems as well. Just to let you know you gotta be pretty dedicated, it takes a lot of time to make good apps. Google's App inventor is an alternative to learning code.
thanks for da help but da prob is dat i need to start from basics, like the full basics of programming even simple definitions, can u also guide me a book or ebook for that too so that i can learn the super basics like definitions first b4 learnin java
thanks
n btw the link doesnt work
This may get you started:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
But if you're never programmed in any language, you need to take an intro to programming course.
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can u learn this intro to programming online? or thru any book?
I don't have anything I can recommend. But there's tons of info online. Just do a google search for 'Intro to programming'. That's how I found this:
http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/
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thanksss ill take a look at it
I started with the book, hello android 3rd edition. Its a great book.
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Did u start from zero from this book? I mean u had to learn the basic terms and definitions even??
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You cant try this Stanford University lectures on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/StanfordUniversity#g/c/84A56BC7F4A1F852 ..or just search for "Mehran Sahami Programming Methodology" in itunes U if you use itunes.. Same lectures. I think its a really good starting point.
Bro you should check out "Starting out with Java: From control structures to objects" by tony gadis. Just google it. Its the one I used in my intro to programming course. It starts out as basic as can be. Its really good
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I was in his shoes...about 15 years ago LOL Wow, where does the time go? 2 degrees and a couple careers later I guess.
What I would stress are a few things:
1. Learn how to do some flow charts before you write code
2. Learn the basics of program flow (if/else, do/while, switch/case statements)
3. Learn the "types" of your language (int, String, float, char, modulus etc.)
4. Learn some data structures (arrays, Lists, Vectors etc.)
5. Learn about functions and/or classes. Remember that a function should be fairly short and very specific to a task, like: getUserName, calculateCheckingBalance etc.
6. START SMALL AND WORK TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY!
I can't stress how important #6 is. Do a "Hello World" program just to get used to writing some code.
Think of some simple programs like: write numbers 1 to 10 to an array and print them out backwards, ask user to input what year they were born in and print them back their age. Advance up to something like a ATM simulator where you can make deposits, withdrawals, check your balance. I did all similar type things in Programming 101.
I still love the Dietel and Dietel books...get one for JAVA and it's money well spent in my opinion.
I've uploaded some of my university lectures which start from the absolute basics.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854462
They may help you
Thanksss guyssssssssss ill look over all these! thanksss alottt
mohsin125 said:
Hiya,
I have noooooo knowledge about any computer language and want to learn Java as i heard that its the language required to develop android apps. I know it takes alot of time to develop apps but im ready to spend my time so kindly let me know how can u start learning java at home? and should i learn anything before learning that as i dont know a word about programming
Thanks
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Hello everybody, long time lurker, first time poster. I'm posting to ask about where to get started in developing Android applications? I have half a degree in computer science, am familiar with coding, and work in Android software QA, but I'm trying to get my skillset up to the next level and actually start developing applications on Android. Is there any specific books or literature I should read to get me started on my journey? I'm also a long time IT guy on both Windows and Unix-based systems, so I'm by no means computer illiterate. I'm also a long time phone modder as I've been tweaking Android phones since the original G1 running 1.0. Thanks in advance!
Take a look at the Android Developer guide. It has samples and tutorials. If you google, there are also several free PDFs on the subject.
A good Java book will also help a lot. Just start to write a few trial apps and you will get there quickly!
The best place to learn for me, is android web page:
Here you have everything to start:
http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html
And to set up the environment for developing:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
If you want to learn from the scratch, the links I posted are your point. You can also take a look to the tutorials:
http://developer.android.com/intl/es...llo-world.html
You can also start with java, if you want.. I reccomend you take a look to this:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tu...ava/index.html
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
and start from Java SE 6 (http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...sp-135888.html
I don't know what your college classes are like for CS, but you should have the basics of programming, why not start writing some Android apps?
Start with the basic "Hello World". Get used to working with main.xml and TextViews, EditViews, ListViews, Buttons and Listeners. Android is mostly JAVA, some Android-specific operations and your xml files.
Take some of your CS 101 type programs and try to write them on Android. The more programs you write, the more you learn.
Try to learn something new everyday and in no time at all you'll be impressed with how far you have come.
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I don't know what your college classes are like for CS, but you should have the basics of programming, why not start writing some Android apps?
Start with the basic "Hello World". Get used to working with main.xml and TextViews, EditViews, ListViews, Buttons and Listeners. Android is mostly JAVA, some Android-specific operations and your xml files.
Take some of your CS 101 type programs and try to write them on Android. The more programs you write, the more you learn.
Try to learn something new everyday and in no time at all you'll be impressed with how far you have come.
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Yes this is really a good advice
Just start writting little programs and you will go up soon
You could use the sample code that comes with the sdk, and start with different things: First, layout, xml and the like. You could then start with some othe things, like services, broadcast receivers, content providers, to get the feel of them. And finally, work with the hardware: Internet (wifi or 3g), bluetooth..
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At Barnes and Noble there is a book called Android App Development in 24 Hours. It is a freaking great book. Helped me a lot when I started. It breaks down the chapters in to hours with exercises and explanations. Being familiar with Java fundamentals would be good, but not necessary. The first couple hours(chapters) explains the a general overview of the history of the OS and helps you build your first app. My favorite part of the book is how it teaches you to build and app piece by piece over the rest of the chapters adding new features each hour. So, by the end you have and app with quite a bit of features that work and you actually understand how and why. At the end, you have an app that has a lot of Android features as well as knowledge of how they work and can be used. It doesn't go into the more advanced features, but it is well worth the money for beginners. I still use it as a reference because of the easy to understand instructions. Sometimes, the Internet guides assume you have been using Java for 10 years and skip how and why they are doing something. And even then I doubt every veteran Java programmer remembers everything. I am half asleep so forgive any grammar errors.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVZ1P35xgNQ
Really good tutorial for the first basic steps. In terms of installing eclipse/java and hello world. He continues with his tutorial in part 2, part 3 and so on.
Android/fruItphone app. idea needs help...
If there is anyone who has knowledge on building apps for Android, I would be extremely interested to share with them an idea for an app. I'd hope this app would be able to work on that other fruIt based dumbphone, too.
Well, there is planty of developers out here I'm one of them (thought not the smartest ) so, if you want to share the knowledge, feel free to PM me
I want to start making apps. The only programing ive ever done was some visual basic and html back in high school and im not sure i remember much of that. I know that android uses java so my question is should i learn java first and then learn how to use it on android or just start by trying to make simple apps. Im planning on buying a few books so give me a head up if you know something that would help me out.
Thanks for any help in advance.
You should learn java first because if android apps are based from java, you will need to get the right coding information from java. Also android needs some high quality games so if I were you, i would learn java first so I can be able to meet these needs instead of making simple apps. We really need more developers like you who are willing to do this.
Hello, i`m newbie to android programming ( java ) i want to make an aplication for an auction website.
With what i can start to learn to can build this application ?
I was thinking to build application for auction website over RSS feed its a good choice or bad ?
Any other suggestion from where to start or what type of application to go are welcome ( if rss feed type its bad )
Thanks.
gkilah said:
Hello, i`m newbie to android programming ( java ) i want to make an aplication for an auction website.
With what i can start to learn to can build this application ?
I was thinking to build application for auction website over RSS feed its a good choice or bad ?
Any other suggestion from where to start or what type of application to go are welcome ( if rss feed type its bad )
Thanks.
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First you will need to learn Java. This is a great book for that purpose: http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfjava/
I learned Java with it myself. It is good for beginners and in no way reading it is boring!
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First you will need to learn Java. This is a great book for that purpose: http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfjava/
I learned Java with it myself. It is good for beginners and in no way reading it is boring!
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i need some tips or reference from where to start building the application or in what way, a start point to application i will learn java and develop my skill when i have a target what to do.
i know basics of java allready used on other things but until now i never made an android application.
gkilah said:
i need some tips or reference from where to start building the application or in what way, a start point to application i will learn java and develop my skill when i have a target what to do.
i know basics of java allready used on other things but until now i never made an android application.
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Ok. This is a tutorial for that: http://developer.android.com/training/index.html
Check the first lesson.
gkilah said:
i need some tips or reference from where to start building the application or in what way, a start point to application i will learn java and develop my skill when i have a target what to do.
i know basics of java allready used on other things but until now i never made an android application.
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There's a good series of 200 video tutorials for beginners made by thenewboston, it's quite good and it will show you how to build a dozen different applications with different purposes (i.e a stopwatch, an internet browser etc...). It will give you the basics of the Android APIs & the xml part of the job along the way.
Plus they're short videos so you can watch one when you have a few minutes anytime.
Here's the playlist with the 200 videos : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4prh3NAZE&playnext=1&list=PL33384E9848C4F55E&feature=results_main
I've looked through several books for beginners, and I think "Hello, Android" by Ed Burnette is the easiest to start with.
I have no programming experience but I'm extremely interested in teaching myself how to program. My main goal is to one day develop my own apps for Android. Now I've read a lot online and most people recommend starting with Python as your first language as its easier to grasp than others. This sounds like a great idea but I dont believe you can code for Android in Python, correct?
So my question is, should I start with Python, get familiar with the language building my programming knowledge and later learn Java for Android? Or should I just jump head first into Java as my first language even though it may be more difficult to start with?
Thanks!!
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I have no programming experience but I'm extremely interested in teaching myself how to program. My main goal is to one day develop my own apps for Android. Now I've read a lot online and most people recommend starting with Python as your first language as its easier to grasp than others. This sounds like a great idea but I dont believe you can code for Android in Python, correct?
So my question is, should I start with Python, get familiar with the language building my programming knowledge and later learn Java for Android? Or should I just jump head first into Java as my first language even though it may be more difficult to start with?
Thanks!!
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Python is a great start.
However, with a good book like the "Head's first Java" you will also be able to start with (the desktop) Java. Get some programming knowledge before starting with programming for Android.
nikwen said:
Python is a great start.
However, with a good book like the "Head's first Java" you will also be able to start with (the desktop) Java. Get some programming knowledge before starting with programming for Android.
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I looked at the book as an option for me but it says directly on the "Head First" website that these books assume you have expirence in other languages so I dont think that book is for me quite yet.
If I decide to go the Python route, I was looking at this book: http://www.amazon.com/Python-Progra...ie=UTF8&qid=1368992505&sr=8-6&keywords=python. Any thoughts on this book?
michaelearth said:
I looked at the book as an option for me but it says directly on the "Head First" website that these books assume you have expirence in other languages so I dont think that book is for me quite yet.
If I decide to go the Python route, I was looking at this book: http://www.amazon.com/Python-Progra...ie=UTF8&qid=1368992505&sr=8-6&keywords=python. Any thoughts on this book?
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Ok. You are right. Found this on the web now, too: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110111230807AA8fVgP
(Check the link.)
Hello, I am a computer science student and i need some help getting into android programming, i know a bit, but frankly it aint much.
I know C++, C#,Visual Basic,(I know C++ the most) and i am currently taking a class on Java, but I want to get into android programming too!(I made a game for android a while back using unity.)
I don't need a tutorial from the ground up.
I know how setup the environment, sdk, run, etc.
I want to learn how to work with layouts and make them look cool,
basic app functionality, work my way to internet connected apps, databases, apps with root, gestures, all that fun stuff.
I am just wondering if anyone would share any info or site that helped them.
I am not that much of a noob to programming but i am to the android sdk and a rookie with java.
if any mentor would step up or something i would really appreciate it.
Thank you.
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Yes, i know its hard, i have a better version, i just haven't compiled and uploaded, i will soon.
I think best Website is always developer.android.com.
It hasn't only the API reference, but also Training section and much more.
Whenever I don't know sth I first visit this.
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According to me you should go step wise step...Watch video tutorials on YT.
You can ping me for help.
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then go to java website and start learning java. Loads of tutorial stuff is on their website
java.com
then go and download the Android SDK in about 2-3 months when you've completed the above.
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Okay so i have been reading a lot and programming for weeks.
I am getting very comfortable with the android api. i've built a few of my own ****ty apps..
now i'm looking for a project to work on, something simple but not too simple either.
I need a little help with fragments and layouts and such, so if anybody has an idea for a project i could work on
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