Re: [android-beginners] Advice For First (Simple?) Non-Tutorial Project

2010-05-05 Thread Daniel Favela
Greetings again, fellow beginners! I looked through status.net and it provoked a question. I do not need something too specialized; in fact, I don't really have the server to host the suggested microblogging service on. Instead, does Android have the capability to do something with a public

[android-beginners] Advice For First (Simple?) Non-Tutorial Project

2010-05-01 Thread Daniel Favela
Greetings, fellow beginners! First question: I've done the Hello World and notepad tutorials, as well as run through the quick tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ObTqIiYfEon youtube by Dan Morril. I've also read a bit of the Android fundamentals materials. Is this enough experience to

Re: [android-beginners] Advice For First (Simple?) Non-Tutorial Project

2010-05-01 Thread Ubuntu Explorer
Dear fellow beginners, I have more or less the same question. The amount of detail in the API is overwhelming for me to choose what is really required for my app. Are there specific areas we can focus on that can help us ramp up quickly. Regards, UE. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Daniel

Re: [android-beginners] Advice For First (Simple?) Non-Tutorial Project

2010-05-01 Thread Mark Murphy
Ubuntu Explorer wrote: I have more or less the same question. The amount of detail in the API is overwhelming for me to choose what is really required for my app. Are there specific areas we can focus on that can help us ramp up quickly. That is impossible to answer in the abstract. A 3D

Re: [android-beginners] Advice For First (Simple?) Non-Tutorial Project

2010-05-01 Thread Daniel Favela
Thank you very much, Mark Murphy; that was EXACTLY the type of response I was looking for, and it provoked some more thought on my end. My original idea was to avoid the need for a server. My naive idea was relaying data between devices themselves (ex. user A adds themself to count. This

Re: [android-beginners] Advice For First (Simple?) Non-Tutorial Project

2010-05-01 Thread ubuntuexplorer
Dear Mark, Thanks for the answer. As I understand, it seems that learning will be simpler if I make up an app. idea and then try to learn what is required to build it. I will try to get the books suggested if I need further info. Regards, UE. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Mark Murphy