I have a hard time believing that an experienced programmer (20+ years experience) cannot follow simple tutorials or look at source code. There is a *wealth* of information on the android site; more than enough to get you started in writing java applications for android. The plugin that is supplied with Eclipse makes it even easier.
Google has almost made it too easy. Probably the most complex part is learning how the application interacts with the phone (intents, etc)... once you've got that down, it's just java... and the packages are very well documented. You certainly don't need to be an 'insider' to learn how this works. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Odessa Silverberg < silverberg.ode...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > On Feb 2, 11:55 am, h4ck3r <deepd...@onvol.net> wrote: > > I'm a programmer with almost 20 years experience. I use Win32 for > > client software development and also Linux for server side. I am > > extremely proficient in C++, C, Win32, Unix, networking, GUI (win32) > > and SQL. I am familiar with Java, but have never used it for anything > > commercial. > Judging from your nickname i doubt you're even 20 years old. However, > this is another topic. > > > That said, I am having a hell of a time getting started with Android. > > I installed latest Ubuntu in a VM, then also Eclipse, Android SDK and > > ADT. > > > > Along the way, I've seen a lot of cryptic error messages and boxes > > stating that so-and-so class or whatever is not available. > Proves just more that you're not what you're pretending to be. If > you'd have 20 years experience as programmer, you'd know that your > statement above is useless for anyone who trying to help you. Need > help? Try being as precise as possible with your problem. > > > I am unable to create the simples Android project in Eclipse due to it > > insisting that Project Name is specified - I have, of course, > > specified it. I cannot click Next due to this stupidity. > > Have you correctly set up the SDK directory? > > Otherwise, maybe you should do some java lessons before attempting to > start with android? > > > I am disappointed in Android development - it is way too buggy for a > > non-insider to use. I'll do some more Google searching to try to solve > > these stupid problems, but so far - THUMBS DOWN. > In most cases the problem sits before the monitor. Sorry :P > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
