I have two projects currently I have chosen to work on. One will be totally in Java. I assume NetBeans can handle it, but I think Eclipse is the more usual / comfortable way to go. I'd like an exe that just sets up the IDE the way it needs to be. I haven't found such a executable.
The second project has me working with ARM Assembly Language. How do I get Eclipse to do this I don't know. I've searched Google and run into dead ends.
This seems like the ideal place to ask for help on Android IDE setups. What did you download? What modules did you install and where are those modules? Any tutorials?
I have AIDE app available to me. If anyone knows of a tutorial how to get AIDE to compile C with Assembly Language I'll read it with gusto.
Thank you!!
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I will be interested to see if this turns up anything.. I have purchased AIDE but never used it, the thought of doing some mobile development on a Tablet is very appealing and syncing through Dropbox back to my laptop.
Post back if you turned anything up.
There's an Android tutorial on YouTube that seems to answer all my questions except the setup for AIDE, but I suspect AIDE is very similar to Eclipse in many ways.
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I am a recent Graduate of computer science. I have basic knowledge of Java. I have to quickly make my hands dirty developing android apps. There is very limited time for the deadline.
Can any body suggest the quickest and fastest way to learn Android and start developing apps.
Install sdk set up everything then jump into the samples until you understand then lol.
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I have done all sdk and Eclipse installations.....Any sources where I can plunge over samples and all quick techy tutorials....
The samples I was referring to are in the sdk itself. If you have any specific question google should be suffice.
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andyfan said:
Can any body suggest the quickest and fastest way to learn Android and start developing apps.
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That kind of depends what sort of app you want to make. I've found that live wallpapers are an easy way to start. There is a good example of a spinning cube live wallpaper that you can modify to get started.
http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/CubeLiveWallpaper/index.html
Someone has even published the cube tutorial almost unchanged to try and make money from it
Making a more complex app with multiple screens and a database etc will take a lot more effort and you'll probably need to read some textbooks.
Thanks for replying jug6ernaut and jgittins
Let me tell you.......My app contains some around 4 screens which contain around 4 forms which should store persistent data of the end user.....As you said using multiple screens and database takes some time......Is there any other way I can store the persistent data....Moreover I am familiar with database concepts...
Any suggestions...
Please suggest me some books also which I can refer quickly.....
Thanks once again
I haven't read any and dev books so I can't recommend any lol.
As for saving info...depends on how much. If its not huge amounts shared preferences or regular file io. If not sql would probably be your best bet.
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I started reading this blog. I have downloaded and buy a couple of books too
http://android-java.blogspot.com/
Books:
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Android-2-Sayed-Hashimi/dp/1430226595
http://www.amazon.com/Android-Appli...-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969
hiya there, im a complete noob to the developing software, well android for that matter. i see post after post of people developing and i just want to learn how to do it myself. you always appreciate things more if you know how they developed and the hard work gone in to them.
so please share the developing love and share your knowledge.
also are there any books available that may help?
many thanks
If you don't know java, you need to learn that first. There's always a dozen or so threads here every week with someone wanting to know where to start. So look at one of those for suggestions on websites and java books.
If you already know java, then go to the link below and read everything and work thru the tutorials.
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/compatibility.html
Most people use Eclipse as the development tool. You can find some information on setting up Eclipse in my blog.
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thank you buddy just wanting to contribute to the android world
If eclipse isnt your cup of tea then try Intellij. I find it much better than eclipse. The code completion, generation and analysis is top notch
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Cheers I will try that out
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I would recommend starting with Android App Inventor.
It's a relatively simple way for non devs to get started developing for Android.
I have decades of dev experience but a few months ago I was new to Android, and pretty new to Java,
AI allowed me to quickly jump into Android dev.
Unfortunately it's difficult to make a professional app using AI, so now I use the SDK and NDK, but much of what I learned in AI was transferable to the SDK/NDK environment.
Also, look at Droid Draw. It lets you drag and drop objects to create relatively simple apps. The advantage is that you can then review the java and xml files (the code behind what you created) that Droid Draw generates. There are different ways to learn...I like the "by example" way.
I'm totally new to programming & i wanna know what software do i need to create my 1st app .Also,i would like to know what would you suggest as a good start.
riffraffboss said:
I'm totally new to programming & i wanna know what software do i need to create my 1st app .Also,i would like to know what would you suggest as a good start.
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Maybe you start with reading some android book. They have some simple examples that you can play with.
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I'm totally new to programming & i wanna know what software do i need to create my 1st app .Also,i would like to know what would you suggest as a good start.
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I highly recommend you to read a book called Head First Java. Once all your concepts are clear, then start reading Head First Android to know the basics about Android app development. Good luck
You should start with googling Hello world application for android. Next you need Eclipse with ADT plug-in (mostly used IMO) plus Android SDK as dev tools.
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I highly recommend you to read a book called Head First Java. Once all your concepts are clear, then start reading Head First Android to know the basics about Android app development. Good luck
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That's the book I also recommend to everyone who hasn't got very much expirience with programming. It is easy to understand and fun to read. So get that book and learn Java first. However, you can skip the parts about designing the user interface (UI) as that is completely different for Android.
Afterwards get a book about Android programming. You need a good understanding of Java for that though.
Software which you will need is Eclipse and the Android SDK.
Basics
You need to learn the concepts of Java, (reading the books as suggested) and try experimenting and changing what you've learn through Eclipse
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You should start with googling Hello world application for android. Next you need Eclipse with ADT plug-in (mostly used IMO) plus Android SDK as dev tools.
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I have personally read Head First Java and agree its a good place for you to start. I had been learning for about a year on and off when I finally picked up the book. It was like a light switch turned on and finally started wrapping my ahead around the things I had been failing to comprehend.
I want to point out to those some things to those that think they are just going to jump in and start developing world class apps. First thats not going to happen. Learning Java and other parts of Android are like learning whole new languages in their own. You have to learn to walk before you can run. But for those that really want to do it, don't give up and you will eventually get there. :cyclops:
You can also find many beginner's java tutorials(they may not be as good as the books). But once you have the concept you should be on your way to app development.
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I'm totally new to programming & i wanna know what software do i need to create my 1st app .Also,i would like to know what would you suggest as a good start.
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I think the best and complete way is studing the java tutorials provided by oracle and the android tutorials by google.
You can start with the basics of object programming and the fundamentals of java and android.
After, use the advanced tutorials for specific concepts.
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I think the best and complete way is studing the java tutorials provided by oracle and the android tutorials by google.
You can start with the basics of object programming and the fundamentals of java and android.
After, use the advanced tutorials for specific concepts.
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In my opinion there are better tutorials than Google's ones for beginners. Too complicated for newbies in my view.
download adt and create helloword app
download adt and create helloword app
riffraffboss said:
I'm totally new to programming & i wanna know what software do i need to create my 1st app .Also,i would like to know what would you suggest as a good start.
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Hi !
I answered your question here. Of course you need to know Java before you start with Android programming.
Hi everyone!
I hope everyone is having a great Christmas. I just got a nexus 7 for Christmas and really want to make an android app now. I've learned other languages before like HTML 5, CSS3, but not java. How should I go about learning java and then making an app? Thanks and enjoy the break!
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In my opinion best thing is to buy a book about developing android apps.
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Sorry, html nor css3 is comparable with java!! If you know JavaScript or PHP that would be an advantage.
Don't buy a book about android developing: you'll get frustrated! Learn java first: It isn't as hard as you think after a week: Don't give up. If you know java, android will be much more easy!
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Sorry, html nor css3 is comparable with java!! If you know JavaScript or PHP that would be an advantage.
Don't buy a book about android developing: you'll get frustrated! Learn java first: It isn't as hard as you think after a week: Don't give up. If you know java, android will be much more easy!
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What's the best way to learn java?
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way many java tutorials are available on the net.
And java is very easy language to learn, and developing android is very easy as well.
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What's the best way to learn java?
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I always recommend the Head First Java book.
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way many java tutorials are available on the net.
And java is very easy language to learn, and developing android is very easy as well.
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Do you have some tutorials links regarding Java for android ? I am looking for a good tutorial to start but with all the options I'm scared of wasting my time with tutorial that are too complicated or just bad...
The "Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems" course starts on Coursera on 21-th january. May be it will be useful for you.
Java for Android is slightly different from regular Java. That is, the programming language itself is the same, but some of the packages (libraries) are different.
I think it's best to start with regular Java (for desktop apps), because there's a lot more books, tutorials and other resources to get you started. Once you know the basics of the Java language, you can then move to Android.
I can recommend Netbeans as a good IDE for starting with Java development.
The official IDE for Android is Eclipse, with a special Android plugin provided by Google. I don't find Eclipse very userfriendly, and it is not that stable either, so I don't think it's that good for beginners.
Some code I develop for Android today, I develop with Netbeans as a regular Java app first, then import the code into Eclipse and modify it to work for Android. But that's mostly the 'business end' code (I mainly develop graphical/rendering stuff...). UI code is entirely different for regular Java and Android, so it wouldn't make sense to do that in Netbeans first.
Youtube or Amazon will help you.
For learning Java I can recommend the newboston videos on youtube, his Android series even explains the java in good detail.
There are some good books for java, check Amazon reviews for the best ones. I like the Dietal How to Program, Java: The complete reference, and Java for Dummies.
I need help/advice. Ive been looking everywhere YouTube,Google. I'm trying to find the right software and info on building my own android game..I have eclipse but don't know java or any other programming language to save my life. Anyone have any advice on what I need or a website to teach me.
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I need help/advice. Ive been looking everywhere YouTube,Google. I'm trying to find the right software and info on building my own android game..I have eclipse but don't know java or any other programming language to save my life. Anyone have any advice on what I need or a website to teach me.
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I'm not aware of any great game building templates for android, so this post only has to do with making your own software from scratch.
I would go to the android developer site, and download the Android Development Tools: http://developer .android.com/sdk/index.html (remove the space)
Then I would read up on Java and try to make increasingly difficult projects. Don't even start with android, get a java book (Java Illuminated and Big Java are good ones) and learn the basics of Java. If you know another language already, that won't be too hard. Then, start looking through the android development website, which has a lot of good tutorials.
Once you have an idea for the game, write it out, figure out what you need each piece to do, and then you'll have a much easier time writing your game, because you'll have specific questions that can be answered by the tutorials or your fellow developers here at xda :fingers-crossed:
Have fun and good luck!
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I need help/advice. Ive been looking everywhere YouTube,Google. I'm trying to find the right software and info on building my own android game..I have eclipse but don't know java or any other programming language to save my life. Anyone have any advice on what I need or a website to teach me.
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You can try the GameMaker, but you will need to know at least the basics of any programming language (variables, conditionals, loops,...)
Consider learning Unity 3D. Its an amazing tool for both 3d and now 2d games.
You can use and learn Unity in easy way, internet is full of Unity tutorials.