Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (3rd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)
About This Book
Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is an introductory Android book for programmers with Java experience.
Based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular Android bootcamps, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. This book focuses on practical techniques for developing apps compatible with Android 4.4 (KitKat) through Android 7.0 (Nougat) and beyond.
Write and run code every step of the way, using Android Studio to create apps that integrate with other apps, download and display pictures from the web, play sounds, and more. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android developmen
First, welcome to the indie community! I'd recommend to start designing a small PoC. Grab some sheets of paper and start drawing your app's different views and interactions. The purpose of this is to clarify your ideas. At the beginning, that's all you need. Once you have something you think is "usable", then, just then, move to coding - it'll save you a lot of time. Just as a reference, I spent 7 months designing Memorigi 1.0 (no coding, just drawings).
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How much programming you need? Well, there's no "right amount" IMO. If you want to go Java path, I recommend this book Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (https://www.amazon.com/Android-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0134706056/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1551068980&sr=8-2). If however, you take Kotlin path this is my recommendation Kotlin in Action (https://www.amazon.com/Kotlin-Action-Dmitry-Jemerov/dp/1617293296).
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One last advice, start small, then grow from there. Don't try to have your app fully complete in one pass. It's a recipe for discouragement and disaster. DM me if at some point you feel stuck and I'll do my best to help you.
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Cheers!
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I'm glad that I read this comment.
My ultimate goal at the moment is to move into a digital nomad type role doing mobile development, preferably for Android.
So, my invisioned path from here is to buy or download some books on Android development and start learning. I've located what seems like a good source (of sources) for learning about Java/Android here, (taken from here)though I don't know because I haven't the links yet.
What is a good (and free) Java / Android Development courses online? Anyone have an opinion on Google's?
Does this path seem good? Should I be considering Java and Android Development the same thing? Thank you!
From OP:
>The exact four books I read are:
>Learning Obj-C
>Learning Java
>iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
>Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
>However, I would now recommend learning Swift instead of Obj-C. At the time when I was looking into iOS books, good books on Swift were few and far between.
From u/AlCapwn351 in regards to other sources to learn from:
>www.codeacademy.com is a great site for beginners (and it's free). It's very interactive. W3schools is good for learning stuff like JavaScript and HTML among other things.
>When you get stuck www.stackoverflow.com will be a lifesaver. Other than that, YouTube videos help and so do books. Oh and don't be afraid to google the shit out of anything and everything. I feel like an early programmers job is 90% google 10% coding.
>Edit:
>It's also good to look at other peoples code on GitHub so you can see how things work.
For anyone who wants to learn app development, I can't recommend TheBigNerdRanch enough. They have the best books available
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Along with those I also frequented a few programming subreddits and watched many youtube videos on iOS and Android.
If you're starting completely from scratch (no programming knowledge at all), then learn Java. Intro to Java Programming is a pretty good and in depth book. Chapters 1-13 should be good enough to get started with Java programming.
If you want something faster or just need a refresher, than the Java tutorials from TutorialsPoint could work.
Other wise, if you already know Java, the BNR Android Programming book is a really good book for Android programming. It covers a lot of topics; the basics all the way to the more advanced, real world applications.
The Android Developers site is incredibly useful as well. The training and API guide sections do a good job at explaining more specific things and some sections include code snippets.
The biggest hurdle for me when I started was just setting everything up. Installing Java and Android studio was a pain because all the hiccups. It's more stable and straight forward to install now though. I'm pretty sure the intro chapter in the BNR book covers installation as well.