I don't think that Android is a significantly new API or programming
Compared to what?
environment, and if you know Java (and even if you don't, but know C++
or something similar-ish well enough) will be very easy to pick up..
You elide over the difficulties. Java is more than a language, it's an
environment, and that environment is quite different between Android and
other platforms.
For example, you could go through years of standard or enterprise Java
programming without every defining a UI in XML. If this is new to you, it
takes some getting used to, and no amount of Java or C++ knowledge is
directly applicable.
If you have a year of time to do so, I'd start by doing the following:
- reading the developer guide
- playing with a bunch of the sample apps
- perhaps buying a copy of Mark Murphy's android book (the commonsware
guide) if you find yourself needing more explained examples of the
API, etc...
You consider a year "easy to pick up"?
I consider three days "easy to pick up". A year seems on the long end of
what it should take to be competent at Android programming.
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Lew
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