RE: Getting started with java:tips, ideas, etc?

  • From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:10:57 -0400


My advice is to get Android working if your thinking of coding for it.  It
is nice to know Java but you can go straight to Android if you have prior
language knowledge which I know you do.  The reason I say go straight to
android is the Intent Action model is different than what you will do in a
regular swing or swt application.  You might as well get used to what you're
going to code in.  So here is what I would do.

Go to the getting started page for Android

It will tell you what to get and how to set it up.  Once you get the simple
hello world app talking then start learning Java.  

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield,
Tyler
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 1:20 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Getting started with java:tips, ideas, etc?

Hello all,
Somewhere recently I apparently fell and hit my head very hard, and I 
have decided I want to learn Java. I'm also looking into getting an 
android within the next couple of months as well, and wanted to be able 
to program for that. So I have a couple of questions. First, what gui 
package is accessible for us? Second, what sort all will I need to get 
going with this? I have the JDK already, and have sort of started 
playing with eclipse. Also, I'm noticing some libraries and packages 
come in .jar files, which I apparently need to extract if I want to play 
with the code, then recompile? How does this work? Last, I am curious 
what sort of projects people have done to get going with Java? I have a 
lot of c++ experience as well as some c# experience, so I think I just 
need to get used to the developers randomly changing their naming 
convention throughout the library and I should be set.

-- 

Thanks,
~Ty

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