Hi there,
it's good to have you around on the Ranch because I recently stumbled into Android development (or, the idea of wanting to do it) -- funny enough this happened just after (or because?) my sweetheart got an iPod 4G ;) I already looked into a few introductions (the official Google site and two or three text books) and found all the new stuff a bit overwhelming though -- as a software professional -- I'm a
Java guy since v1.0. The entire approach appears somewhat different from Java Mobile with the J2ME SDK and made me very curious about Android so I already ordered a Smartphone to get a feeling for the OS from the user's point of view.
As for learnig to develop for Android: would you recommend to spend some time learning about the system architecture and the inner workings first, i.e. do you consider theory necessary in the first place for becoming a proficient Android programmer? Or would you encourage me to dive into some code examples and try it out myself in Eclipse/ADT which suits my personal preferences much better. When I recently adopted new technologies I found that it is more fun to postpone the theory but I also reached a point very early where I didn't make any progress any more. Would it help not to start »doing« unless I felt a little bit more confident about the internals?
Thanks a lot for your advice. I am going to consider your book no matter if I have to buy it since I like the »... in Action« series very much.
Kind regards
Manfred