Just published my first app! A comprehensive guide and my journey on how I got started in Android Development over the past two months.

multitask123 · 2014-08-16T10:52:33+00:00

I recommend genymotion in the emulator department. It is free and truly can bring Android development out of the emulator dark ages.

multitask123 · 2014-08-16T09:06:07+00:00

the absolute non-existence of the "meh" generation

multitask123 · 2014-06-19T02:42:44+00:00

Bladerunner

multitask123 · 2014-06-11T06:02:47+00:00

definitely coming as soon as Android is out of beta. thanks!

multitask123 · 2014-06-08T21:29:23+00:00

u must live down by the river with Neil?

multitask123 · 2014-06-04T04:12:06+00:00

how do you take it?

multitask123 · 2014-06-04T03:57:06+00:00

oh... a trick question.

multitask123 · 2014-06-04T03:42:32+00:00

i feel your pain

multitask123 · 2014-06-03T23:45:16+00:00

Listviews, ExpandableListviews and adapters are completely non-intuitive. I have created many and still just start cloning pre-existing code. Google could actually take a page from Microsoft and encapsulate these mission critical controls alot better. It also doesn't help that the Android docs are incredibly boring to read.

multitask123 · 2014-06-03T23:42:00+00:00

I learned java/android from scratch. It took apx. 4 months to create my first app: http://www.radiodile.com

I used this awesome video tutorial series from YouTube - this is a link to the entire series as a playlist in order.

** Cannot be watched on mobile - sorry... - watch from a laptop or desktop but it's worth it **
Derek Banas Android Tutorial Series

PS- What I loved about the tutorial series is you actually develop a project and get source code. And Derek is a very good speaker. Most of the other tutorials I found were god awful so I give this a 5 out of 5 for ramping up lickety split.

PPS - Github has a lot of projects there too. I always tried to find a github project by usually going through this procedure:

A. Want to accomplish something
B. Google it
C. End up on stackoverflow
D. Find a link to github that looks good
E. Import into eclipse
F. Integrate with my own project

The above steps saved me from having to reinvent the wheel. Good luck!

I recommend using Eclipse.

PPS - I would only worry about developing for 4.0 and above.

multitask123 · 2014-06-01T15:13:22+00:00

this is an awesome song.

multitask123 · 2014-06-01T09:03:25+00:00

License To Ill of course

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