Wednesday, March 7, 2012

How do I learn to create an app for Android?

I am new to coding. I don't know any languages. I would like to learn how to create apps for the Android OS. What are the best online sources for me to use to learn what I need to do to create apps?



The only experience I have with looking at code is when I created a couple websites using Adobe GoLive. I didn't write the html myself but at least it isn't completely foreign to me.How do I learn to create an app for Android?
The Android SDK uses Java. So java is where you are going to want to start.



-------First you will want to learn the basics of java through online tutorials:

http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/totalbeginner.html

--This is a video tutorial I find very nice, very beginner friendly, it's about 3 and a half hours

--The reason I want you to use Eclipse is that there are Android Developer Tools for Eclipse

--Once done here search Google for more java tutorials and click on appropriate links



-------To install Eclipse and Java

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pattis/15-1XX/common/handouts/javaeclipseinstallation.html

--Don't worry about versions just grab the latest



-------Then look through the developers guide from Google to learn about the Android framework and API

http://developer.android.com/guide/index.htmlHow do I learn to create an app for Android?
Learn Java.



Download the Android SDK http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.h鈥?/a> and the IDE Eclipse http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ - get the one for Java. Follow the Quick Start instructions on the Android SDK download page.



Here is how to make a simple android app, its for Mac, but its pretty much the same process for windows. http://ujihisa.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-鈥?/a>

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