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[Q] I want to become a dev.

I'm a creeper on the forums and i look up to you people...and Recently i saw a story on how the number1 iphone app was created by a fourteen year old.
It got me thinking.. and i really want to try this but i have absolutely zero coding experience..
I know it sounds noobish to say but all the devs on this forum had to start somewhere.. they didnt just magically get their talents.
What i'm asking for are tutorials, references, guides, even books, on how to develop android applications from scratch.
Please dont overlook me.. i just want to learn.
I have the android sdk and eclipse set up and linked together.
I even have app inventer.
Any help is appreciated

I'd recommend starting with the tutorials on the Android Developers website http://developer.android.com/resources/index.html. In the left column there are 6 tutorials that are quite good. I'd reccomend doing Hello World, Hello Views, Notepad Tutorial, and save the others for later. After that, your best bet would be to get an idea in your head and go for it. If you have questions the best place to ask is on IRC in #android-dev. Outside of that, google is your best friend. Just search for what you want to do.
Hope this helps!

Tutorials are usually a good way to learn what you can start doing.
After you get some basics and know how to search for certain functions/commands, then you can start thinking about what type of app you want.
A lot of books (I just glanced over them at the bookstore) suggested thinking of what you want the app to do and then designing the general User Interface on paper. And after the UI is in your mind, you can start programming.

thanks to both of you for the help really appreciate it.. people seem to ignore the noobs but anybody can learn.
ill put my ideas on paper first.
And ChainsDD what is the IRC in #android dev?

IRC is internet relay chat. To quote Wikipedia:
Wikipedia said:
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a popular[citation needed] form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing.[1] It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels,[2] but also allows one-to-one communication via private message[3] as well as chat and data transfer (including file sharing).[4]
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There are many clients out there to connect to it, but I believe that XChat is cross-platform and quite good. Here's the website for it. The quick start guide on that page will get you online, but choose freenode as your network, as that's where #android-dev is. There's also #android for general android discussions, and #android-root for root discussions.

I would recommend you to start with the basics. With that I mean Java applications for the command window. It's easy to set up and use to learn basic stuff like data types, operators and class structures. Search for "basic java programming" or likewise and you will find a lot of good (and bad) tutorials.
For example: Java tutorial for beginners - Introduction
When you have learned to write a simple program in Java use the Android tutorials to learn how to use Google's Java libraries. The three tutorials ChainsDD mentioned are a good start.
people seem to ignore the noobs
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Not all of us

Real Dev's code in Python (j/k)
But they all stated good things - pretty much pick a programming language and start from there. If it's Android development it is going to be Java (ugh).
If your serious about wanting to develop? I would recommend C++ as the language to get involved with. From there it is easy to branch off to other languages.
There is a TON of free material on the internet (that isn't pirated even) to help you get started. Compilers, code samples, documentation.. there is virtually no limit to the amount of data that is out there.
The trick is... A) to figure out what you want to do and B) remained focus on your goals and keep working at it. Coding is NOT easy (I can't code my way out of a wet paperbag - but I understand it) but can be very rewarding both personally and financially
So good luck!

avgjoegeek said:
but can be very rewarding both personally and financially
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Nah, I code for years and didn't get any of those rewards.. just lame jobs and no life!

Anybody have advice on starting Arduino?

Hey,
I'm kinda looking at the Arduino stuff lately...
I'm a little interested in it myself, but I think even more so I'm interested in it for my son. He's starting to really get interested in computer and doing more than just playing games. I think this would be a great way for him to learn not only the software end of things but also the hardware end.
I'm trying to find a good quality "starter kit" that has some basic lessons to help us get started. Because this is all new to me as well there wouldn't be much I could do to direct him, so having those lessons/sample projects would really be key.
Do a websearch will yield plenty of options, but I have no idea what's good and what's bad. Anyone have some first hand experience with this?

Check this tutorial out! http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html
This gets the Arduino R3 kit!
And is a complete stepwise guide!

Arduino... My 2nd year uni nightmare...
One of our profs put a videotutorial on the net for us, but it's freely available. Here: http://vimeo.com/10461008 There's also more on his blog.
Also, our coursebooks (I've uploaded them to 4shared): Arduinointeractiondesignyear2.zip

Learn to Be a Dev

So i spend alot of time answering questions and making guides, i also have a very large knowledge in the android OS not just the Moto X. So i thought i would try to learn how to make roms and other things for the Moto X.
So i was wondering if someone or a Dev could point me in the best direction on a couple things to help me start.
1. Good Guides on Rom development
2. Good Tools
3. what Programing languages i should learn.
idk i guess all in all just help me get started. i have a lot of free time and i am very willing to learn, so please dont flame me or tell me to google i know the rules i have been here for some time, but i just want someone who knows what there doing to point me in the right direction of things that helped them get started.
Thanks
DJ

dray_jr said:
So i spend alot of time answering questions and making guides, i also have a very large knowledge in the android OS not just the Moto X. So i thought i would try to learn how to make roms and other things for the Moto X.
So i was wondering if someone or a Dev could point me in the best direction on a couple things to help me start.
1. Good Guides on Rom development
2. Good Tools
3. what Programing languages i should learn.
idk i guess all in all just help me get started. i have a lot of free time and i am very willing to learn, so please dont flame me or tell me to google i know the rules i have been here for some time, but i just want someone who knows what there doing to point me in the right direction of things that helped them get started.
Thanks
DJ
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I began to learn then stopped because i ran out of time but i just googled it. found results like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801690
http://apcmag.com/how-to-make-your-own-android-rom.htm
xda university.... http://xda-university.com/as-a-developer/introduction-how-an-android-rom-is-built
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/xda-university-building-your-own-android-rom/
i think thats the top four responses which it would be silly for someone to retype all that info for you. Also, there are many different ways to build roms so there isn't one answer.

jayboyyyy said:
I began to learn then stopped because i ran out of time but i just googled it. found results like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801690
http://apcmag.com/how-to-make-your-own-android-rom.htm
xda university.... http://xda-university.com/as-a-developer/introduction-how-an-android-rom-is-built
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/xda-university-building-your-own-android-rom/
i think thats the top four responses which it would be silly for someone to retype all that info for you. Also, there are many different ways to build roms so there isn't one answer.
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thank you and im not asking for someone to retype just links works for me

need help in android studio software.

There will be 3 pages in the android studio software. The first two pages will contain the name of 3 anime series each with little tumbnails with them and a button below to go to the next page. The 3rd page will contain a shot video of 10 second or a gif. To run these content what codes are needed?

sakib021 said:
There will be 3 pages in the android studio software. The first two pages will contain the name of 3 anime series each with little tumbnails with them and a button below to go to the next page. The 3rd page will contain a shot video of 10 second or a gif. To run these content what codes are needed?
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Your question is not specific, it's hard to understand what you really want to know. If you don't have programming experience and want this job to be done by someone else, I can make this app for you. All graphic assets must be provided by you.

Unity Dev said:
Your question is not specific, it's hard to understand what you really want to know. If you don't have programming experience and want this job to be done by someone else, I can make this app for you. All graphic assets must be provided by you.
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okay. it would be very helpful. actually i have an assignment and i know literally nothing about programming.

I think you'r not explaining in the right way but i can help you to solve your problem. i have 8 years experience in software development and i develop so many software for multilevel and small level industry. You can contact me. gadget bytes. in.

Hello I need some advice or help on android studio plug in. I actually received an e mail I will just Copy it here :
EMAIL :
Dear Android developer,
We invite you to participate in a research study being conducted at Saarland University in Germany. We found your email address as a professional developer on Google Play.
We have developed FixDroid, an Android Studio plugin to help you learn about different aspects of software security. We're excited to be able to share this with you!
FixDroid helps you to learn more about secure coding. As you write code it finds insecure practices and warns you about them. In some cases it will offer you more secure alternatives as a QuickFix.
FixDroid is, and will remain, free to use and we're delighted if you can use it. In return we'll collect anonymous information about your use of it - but never any of your code or anything to identify you or the code. Please visit https://userstudies.cs.uni-saarland.de/fixdroid/installFixDroid.html to get access to the plugin.
While you try it out, if you've time, please could you possibly participate in a brief scientific study to help us improve FixDroid for you and other users?
Visit https://userstudies.cs.uni-saarland.de/fixdroid/70333f6d4789/468180b5cdf9 for more information or simply reply to this email. We'll be glad to answer any questions. If you don't want to receive emails from us, please visit https://userstudies.cs.uni-saarland.de/fixdroidstudy-bl/new/70333f6d4789/468180b5cdf9 and we will never contact you again.
Our research relies on the generous help of interested developers, so thank you for your help and feedback!
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Now has any one else got this? Is this really helpful? I am asking here because I never heard of fixdroid. I know it is an html plug in and if it really is what it is maybe it will help others. I am just a junior developer so any help from a developer is appreciated tnx.

Help needed please!!
Hello. I'm new in developing apps and trying to learn on Android Studio. I'm creating a app for calculate the percent. The code is done and the interface, but when I run the app in the emulator all the buttons and the layouts appear on the top left of the screen one over the other. I don't know what i'm doing wrong. Thanks for your help.

omaritoml said:
Hello. I'm new in developing apps and trying to learn on Android Studio. I'm creating a app for calculate the percent. The code is done and the interface, but when I run the app in the emulator all the buttons and the layouts appear on the top left of the screen one over the other. I don't know what i'm doing wrong. Thanks for your help.
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Please post your layout's xml file. Maybe you are using ConstraintLayout as a parent view instead of LinearLayour?

Want to make my own Icon Pack/Theme..

..and really enjoy designing both online and off. Is there a sort of "beginners" guide to making an Icon Pack App, and maybe a whole theme?
It may be way over my head to actually do this, but I would really enjoy trying. Any help, or advice much appreciated, Denise
PS I don't have a lot to spend on anything like this, but open to hearing what I would need. I do have software for designing, but no clue on how to make an actual App.

denise1952 said:
..and really enjoy designing both online and off. Is there a sort of "beginners" guide to making an Icon Pack App, and maybe a whole theme?
It may be way over my head to actually do this, but I would really enjoy trying. Any help, or advice much appreciated, Denise
PS I don't have a lot to spend on anything like this, but open to hearing what I would need. I do have software for designing, but no clue on how to make an actual App.
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Since you have no experience creating apps the first thing you need to do is learn some java (or kotlin which is another programming language used for writing android apps). Without knowledge of java or kotlin everything else in your post would be irrelevant.
I create apps with java and is what I recommend since it'll be easier for you to find help and code samples.
I recommend finding a free java tutorial/course online. Here is a good place to start. They have free courses in both self paced or participate in a class.
https://www.class-central.com/
Good luck

GameTheory. said:
Since you have no experience creating apps the first thing you need to do is learn some java (or kotlin which is another programming language used for writing android apps). Without knowledge of java or kotlin everything else in your post would be irrelevant.
I create apps with java and is what I recommend since it'll be easier for you to find help and code samples.
I recommend finding a free java tutorial/course online. Here is a good place to start. They have free courses in both self paced or participate in a class.
https://www.class-central.com/
Good luck
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Thank you, I'll check it out.