On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Miguel Morales <therevolti...@gmail.com>wrote:
> So, what, you wouldn't learn it by practicing? You can only learn it by > reading the spec? Of course not that's silly. > Furthermore, he is taking final exams so I assume he is familiar with the > concept of programming. > > Also, while Java is in many forms the primary Android development language, > in many cases it isn't. > If your objective is to make apps for Android learning things like thread > locks, blocking queues, etc while it's ok will be superseded when you learn > that Android has a bunch of nice helper classes (handler, looper, etc) to > integrate better with its lifecycle methodology. > > Obviously the best would be to learn the spec AS you work on a project. > Time spent learning or memorizing some silly spec is better spent making an > app that follows to Android standards and practices. > > Sounds good to me. But note, I never said "spec" anywhere, (really, you can check), I simply said to *learn* Java. If you don't know OOP, then jumping into Android will be difficult, but I'll agree, it's best to learn as you go. (And yes, unless his tests aren't in programming, I suppose he already does.) Kris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
