Android programming

[NJGames]

You can find everything you need on Internet, there are tons of tutorials available to learn how to program using java.

 

[Joseph Reusswig]

Learn java

4th Note

 

[MeronApps]

I'll keep an eye to Dart... Google might give us a surprise in less than a month... just saying

 

[klapaGames]

If you want to write games Java + Libgdx is a nice solution for sure.
Another solution is Unity Engine.

For apps I guess you really need Java

 

[Toggam]

I know Java but prefere C++, so I develop my game with cocos 2d-x and use Visual Studio.

 

[Yin96]

First,Welcome to the developers world.Start with learning the programing languages like Java ,PHP ,HTML,CSS ,C++ and few others.Practice some analytical questions manually.begin with writing simple and easy programs and dry run those .
Now come to the software, download Eclipse and get familiar with the tools.
Don't make haste and move step by step if you really want to get firm in coding .

 

[dsiggames]

If you like to make games and dont like Unity 3d, try GameMaker Studio.

"Old Style" games are simply and fast to make and the scripts are simmilar to C++ code, easy for you.

 

[WITBG]

I develop all my games in C++ with libsdl2 and opengl. It's free and your games will work on Windows, Linux, OS X, IOS and so on.

 

[Quang Ha Nguyen]

if want to make a mobile game, you shount start with c# and unity engine

 

[Mishok]

you can try LibGDX with Java(Java=C++), Libgdx- crossplatform game framework. I create my first game with it.

 

[Fabiitch]

AndEngine is a great librarie for 2d games , but its only android platforms

 

[BitGriff]

you can try LibGDX with Java(Java=C++), Libgdx- crossplatform game framework. I create my first game with it.

Libgdx require Java. But, Java is not native for iOS. For iOS you need to install Robovm.

 

[Thive_Dev]

If you are an adnvanced programmer in C++ you could easy learn C#. C# is a common language for app programming. Especially for unity.

 

[Francesco Cozzolino1]

I'm trying to write my first apps using Cordova and, more specifically, IonicFramework.
My former experiences are most based on web applications development (also if I did, in the past, some little works with ObjectiveC). So i feel more comfortable with HTML5/Javascript (AngularJS). And, when I need a server side backend, I can easily use my knowledges with PHP/Python etc.
So, if you don't need to code something strictly concerned with hardware layer, and if it is your intention to develop not only for Android, I suggest you to give it a try.

 

[Mowy Entertainment]

If you are going to develop a game, and you are familiar with c++, I would recommend cocos2d-x. Open source, cross platform and with pretty good community support

 

[tuneself]

I would suggest to come up with some idea (some simple app as a calculator or stuff like that) and then just implement it using Google's Android dev online resources and StackOverflow. The most effective way I guess.

 

[MunkeeBonez]

Kudos to taking the plunge and learning.

alot of people have given great suggestions already as to how to get started.. Unity is great for game development, as is libgdx.

if its just general android applications you are trying to develop there is a series of youtube tutorials by a fella named travis for "thenewboston" I quite enjoyed, partially because of his low key delivery, if you have done other programming languages the similarity with the java/xml framework of Android development shouldn't be THAT alien to you. take what you hear with a grain of salt, be aware most online tutorials will have some out of date information, as the space moves very very quickly.

the 2 most important things i have learned to do if I get stuck.

1. Search google for what has you stuck, often the question is answered
2. ignore the information you have found on google.

sound contradictory? well I am just illustrating that there is as much good information as there is bad.

-MunkeeBonez

 

[Dima Nilsen]

stackoverflow is a very good site to find answers

 

[Dima Nilsen]

and of course for native android programming - learn java.

 

[Dima Nilsen]

by programming complex app, its more important to know plain java, as this whole andorid-activity-layouts-xml staff