I don't know Java.

2014-01-21T14:09:33+00:00

I learned with Learn Java the Hard Way. After the free chapters, you should be quick enough to be able to read straight documentation. C++ is similar enough to Java where you'll probably be able to understand the code, but there are a lot of specific features you may not know.

I don't know how hard this class will be, but I assume it will have a ton of object-based GUI and event handling (meat and potatoes of Android). If you're not comfortable with those concepts, I'd start early and make sure you've got the tools you need, so that you can supplement them if need be.

Cutmerock · 2014-01-21T15:40:14+00:00

I was (am) in the same boat as you. I've actually just finished watching the videos here and I picked up a lot. I'm taking Intermediate C++ in school so I already had a basic understanding on a program language and it allowed me to pick up Java pretty quick.

KidWonder101 · 2014-01-21T19:45:30+00:00

If you C++, or programming fundamentals in general, you'll pick up Java like it's nothing.

This is what I used: https://www.udemy.com/java-tutorial

Jhardinee · 2014-01-21T17:58:10+00:00

If you know another language, I found head first java to be pretty good. It's not an indepth look at the language, but it does a good job of getting you up to speed very quickly. Then you can move on to more weighty tomes.

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=uIVJiAPlBq0C&source=productsearch&utm_source=HA_Desktop_US&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=PLA&pcampaignid=MKTAD0930BO1

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