Re: [android-developers] Programming Android without any other experience......

A good start, and it was pretty much my start:

First of all, http://developer.android.com/ is your friend. The developer website may not have everything but it is very detailed and has a lot of material to start.

So here we go:

1. Do the Hello World Tutorial (it seems like you did it already, congrats!)

http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/hello-world.html

- Here you'll learn how to set up the environment and the very very basic stuff.

2.Do the notebook tutorial

http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/notepad/index.html

- Now that you have a very very basic app and the environment there,  let's learn something nicer. Here you'll learn some more concepts that you're gonna use in almost every app you make.

3. Check the Hello Views Tutorial to understand how to make the layout you want (at least the basics)

http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/index.html

4. Try to understand the concepts behind Android:

Activities - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/activities.html

Services - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/services.html

Content Providers - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html

Intent Filters - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.html

Processes and Threads - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/processes-and-threads.html

User Interface - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/index.html

Resources - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/index.html

Data Storage - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html

Security and Permissions - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/security/security.html

Android Manifest - http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html

5.Check out the sample codes to have an idea of how to do the stuff you wanna do

http://developer.android.com/resources/browser.html?tag=sample

6.Google the stuff you don't know

7. Ask here or at Stack Overflow the stuff you don't understand

Good luck ;D

2011/4/26 Joshua Germon <joshgermon@gmail.com>

I've learnt some of Java but very very little in order to start
developing with Android at this website here >> The Java™ Tutorials.
I've only got up to Learning the Java Language>Objects and Classes>
Declaring Methods on the site. I have also watched many other Android
tutorials but can't seem to even write a basic application (other than
following a tutorial or a simple "Hello World" app). I would just like
to know if any one started of like and could share how they started
off or anyone who can give me a solid start as I have been looking at
doing this since mid last year. I know that I need practice but how
when I can't write an app!? Anyway all help is very much
appreciated!!!

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