Hi,
I am new to programming and have been self learning c++ for the last few weeks. So far I have only coded command line programmes but would like to start creating some wm programmes.
I have searched the forum and read the various threads relating to ‘beginners guide to wm programming’ etc. from what I have read it doesn’t seem to be the most straight forward process in the world. To get started I think I need to find some win32 API tutorials, download eVC 4 (I’m not a student and not willing to buy visual studio 2005 or 2008) and start playing.
I have also been browsing the web and found some interesting alternatives; Qt and FBA. Has anybody used these? And are they any good?
Any advice which can make this learning process easier would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks.
Mind you, post questions in the Questions & Answers section of the forum.
thanks.. and welcome
I wouldtn't recommend you to use anything other than winapi or .net, as many of the devices are really slowwww.
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Apologies for posting in the wrong place .
Thanks for the reply holodila i think will try and get my hands on a copy of VS, it seems to be the best way forward.
Cheers .
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Hello, My name is jay and I hae recently joined this forum. I want to start developing for windows mobile and want to use c# to develop. I really need help and any tutorials especially wideo tutorials would be really good.
I want to work on this project as it is neccessary for me, is to develop an english dictionary for the windows mobile platform. I really want to learn hwo to do that, could any of you geniuses help me on how to get started on this , I really want to learn.
Please help me
Thank you
Jay Nanavati
Also visit my deviant art as I do some cool designing and more : www.jaysnanavati.deviantart.com
Well, you better join the MSDN Forums for that! They have thousands of HOW-TO's, code samples and as well videos online ... !
I have
I have looked on MSDN and everywhere, and all the tutorials are so advanced and I do not understand and I dont want to copy and paste I want to learn the language, I mean I want to make a dictionary program, is there any speccefic tutorial which can help me with it ???
that's true, there are a lot of people who want to enter this labor market, so the oldie are making such entrance barriers, try to target different platform
Hmmm, strange!
I am not sure if we talk about the same FORUMS.
The Forums I am talking about are not only 'advanced' but to 70 percent I see newbies asking the same questions over and over again, just like here.
Sure, it is not easier there to use the search than it is here. Simple advice: Start building your project; if you get stuck, post your question / problem in the MSDN Forums and wait ... somebody will sooner or later defenitely reply, if not, the MOD will try either to come up with a helpful advice or point you in the right direction.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/default.aspx
But I just simply want to learn how to make a dictionary in c# for windows mobile, and there is no help, I mean there are all these people on this forum who make loads of much more advanced apps and non of them can help me
jaysnanavati said:
But I just simply want to learn how to make a dictionary in c# for windows mobile, and there is no help, I mean there are all these people on this forum who make loads of much more advanced apps and non of them can help me
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Actually, the tools are the same as for normal Windows development. I use Visual Studio 2008 and you need to install the Windows Mobile 5 or 6 SDK.
Also debugging can be done right on your phone (via ActiveSync).
A good book is this one: Mobile Development Handbook
Hope that this helps in programming for Mobile phones. Have fun in your journey.
i would like to start coding for windows mobile, i need to start pretty much from scratch, i know a bit about BASIC and thats about it
the best(and only) application i have written is one that tells the time and allows you to change the color
im willing to put quite a bit of time into it and i understand the dedication it takes,
basically im just asking for anyone to give me some tips for a noob, places to start, references, links etc.
heres a basic plan i have,
learn c# c++
learn about windows mobile api
play around with the sdk
have a look through some code samples
yeah so any feedback or tips from the pros would be great and hopefully i can contribute to this forum later on with some of my own goodies.
cheers joss
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517293
some links to some of the threads about your questions
I'm putting my theming project aside for now and get onto creating an app that I've always wanted to create that I do not see ANYWHERE in the market, forums, android websites, etc.
I've been reading and reading and reading different threads, instructions, etc. But no clue where to start. I've been reading on App Inventor but realized that it is very limited and I have my high doubts that App Inventor will not be able to achieve what I have in mind to make.
I've got the latest SDK and AVD Manager, JDK, Java, and have been using my emulator to test edited APKs. I'm pretty sure I'll be using my emulator to see how my app progress is coming along and see possible FCs and other issues and correct them as well as adding more to the app to make it even better.
But right now I'm stuck at where to begin here. Right when I was about to create this thread, I was making the name of the Title of this thread and was given threads relating to my title name and saw one thread that was sort of mentioning what I'm asking here.
I read the link provided in that thread ( http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html ) and got some clues but just not enough to get me started here. I just need that push to get me going and eventually push it out to the market and make some money as a side project and learn from that and possibly make more useful apps. I cannot disclose my ideas here because then someone else (who has experience making apps) could take those ideas from me and go make it.
Is anyone willing to work with me here to get me started? I've helped countless people so it would be nice for a change for someone to help me out here.
There are so much Android development books on the market that I suggest to start with one of them. It's the best way to get some knowledge of the design principles used by the Android development framework.
Another method is to start with some examples found on the web. Just search for Android examples or something like that and you get tons of links
Another method is just to create something, get stuck and try to search for a solution (the most pragmatic method )
Yeah I know. That's why I'm constantly researching. I'm seeing some similarities between Java coding and building scripts in IRC (which I used to do, nothing big, just really small stuff). But my main problem is knowing what exactly are the main tools I need. I've had Eclipse for awhile but never used it. It has a lot of stuff in it and I get lost after a couple executions.
I'm just anxious to get started somewhere and get the momentum rolling for starters.
Could someone point me to a good book/ebook ? There are many out there but I'm sure that are some better than others...
If any french-speaker knows one in Voltaire's language, I'm in too. But English is fine...
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Could someone point me to a good book/ebook ? There are many out there but I'm sure that are some better than others...
If any french-speaker knows one in Voltaire's language, I'm in too. But English is fine...
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Yeah, a good book (english) would be great. Can anyone recommend one?
You don't have to buy books but they do contain a lot more info in one book and would be better to have than trying to scour the internet and pull a bunch of infos together and try to put it together to understand step by step on how to get started and everything else.
Here's a link to a lot of android development books:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...pment&sprefix=android+application+development
Here's a link to some more info to getting started that is also useful:
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
You may also need to get a Java coding book to help you put codes together properly and understand what each coding does, and tweaking them to work better.
Here's the link to Java coding for Android stuff for beginners:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...x=java+for+dummies&rh=n:283155,k:android+java
I just bought 2 books for Android application development and looking around for a good Java coding for beginners.
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Yeah, a good book (english) would be great. Can anyone recommend one?
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professional android 2 application development by Reto Meier: http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTi...ication-Development.productCd-0470565527.html
Or, the Busy Coder's guide to android development by Mark L Murphy: http://commonsware.com/Android/
Last one is more written in a "let's get dirty" style. Really like that
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I just bought 2 books for Android application development and looking around for a good Java coding for beginners.
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I think any java book will do, as long as it covers the principles of object oriented design and the data structures used by Java. You don't need any info about GUI programming in Java because that's all covered by the Android application framework.
The best Java books are the ones written by James Gosling et al, the designers of Java. But that may also be over the top for Android application development. Just some basic Java will do to get you started. The algorithms needed for basic apps aren't that complex.
App Inventor is a great tool to develop your android app. It simplifies the development and the editor is very intuitive.
Check out my blog on App Inventor and AppToMarket and a Workshop
http://Amerkashi.Wordpress.com
The subject says most of it really. I'm looking for a book that will teach me to develop for the Android market. A book for beginners. The kind of book with lessons, tasks, examples etc..
I'm a complete novice when it comes to Android Development, I've no understanding of the Java programming language at all and only minimal xml knowledge. However I am very good with computers and learn quick, I've got the time the patience and the motivation + (a Samsung Nexus S & a HTC Desire S).
I know it takes time and practise but its something I really want to learn and have plenty of time on my hands at the moment.
I've done webdesign so understand html, css, online shopping carts etc.. not that that's going to help me a lot.
Maybe I'll need a couple of books one for Java and another for Android please provide your thoughts on this.
Any suggestions maybe with links (if allowed) would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
Marc
aka - NexusCrazy
This is one of the least visited forums on this site but the more resourceful in my opinion...visit and read, ask and inquire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
Cheers,
M_T_M
I'm a college student, Just finished a C programming, and Intro Java Class, ( i am starting a CSE minor at UCSD which i plan to finish by summer), relatively intelligent, very interested in technology.
What do I need to learn? Are there any books/textbooks anyone could recommend i read or follow to help me learn?
Im interested in developing apps and also custom roms!
I have just set up Eclipse and the Android SDK on my Mac. I know about the tutorials on googles developer site, i am just starting these but it seems like they require so prerequisite knowledge. I notices that the code in the my first app look alot like java. (if it isnt completely java)
Any other ideas or links anyone can share?
Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
Hi frarredo,
Make the tutorials from android-developers web site is a good start point, and in my opinion, you should use the android-developers web site always as the main reference to build your android applications. However, you have very good references in the internet like Vogela tutorials and others.
My first advice to you is: start reading the android documentation before you start the implementation process. You do not need to read all the documentation and can give a quick read to get a general idea. But, is very important that you understand some basic Android concepts. As you said, the tutorials seem to require some previous knowledge. If you read, it is much easy to understand what you are doing
I know that sometimes this is boring but is really very important.
The android-developers have a very good documentation, so take a look at: developer. android. com/ guide/ components
(I can not post links yet, sorry)
If you want to know more about Android and in the future build custom roms or whatever, I suggest you to read a very good book: Embebed Android from Karim Yaghmour.
Last, but not least, you have all the forums from xda