I agree with the others that you should learn some Java on the PC before diving into Android. Everything you need is in the JDK and Notepad.
After that, you might find you need to go back and look up a few things that are not so basic. Depends on how far you go with Android, but just reading through their samples in the SDK you will need to understand interfaces, generics, and constructors. Head First Java is a good book however it might be a little long if you are anxious to get going with Android. Take a look at Java Demystified which is much shorter and also very good. Good luck! On Jun 21, 1:17 am, Pyrofyr <frankbfernan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'll start by explaining my situation, I'm interested in learning to > develop for mobile phones. My initial interest was the iPhone, however > I do not own a Mac, and due to my dislike for them I decided to hold > off pursuing that course of action. > > Currently I have my eyes set on two platforms, the BlackBerry and > Android, however both use Java which I am not familiar with. I have > some knowledge of C/C++(Had just started on classes where I left off) > but no knowledge of Java at all. I've got the Android SDK working > fine, and have started doing the hello world exercise and whatnot, but > my problem now is,when working with Android, how much changes from > traditional Java? Am I better off learning the exercises in plain old > Java and then moving over to working in Android and learning the > differences, or CAN I (I would rather) learn Java while also learning > Android. I saw that there were a few books, but I'm not sure that they > are suited for beginning Java in Android. > > Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I've grabbed a few > books on Java, and I'm reading through them (not skimming!) in all of > my spare time. I'm first reading "Java for Dummies". I read that it's > recommended to read "Head up Java" as a starting place. Since my > programming knowledge is still very limited, would this be the best > place to start? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
