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Apps Developing Apps. Where to start?

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AndroidKillsiOS

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I have experience using HTML & CSS to design websites and I have a little experience with Java.

I was wondering which programming languages are essential for App development and how complex they are in comparison to HTML & CSS?
 
HTML is a display language, not a programming language. CSS is close to the same thing.

The language Android apps are written in is Java. If you're familiar with Java, and know programming (which is a totally different thing), learning the Android environment shouldn't be too difficult.

If you don't know programming (which has nothing to do with programming languages, it's a discipline, not a language), start by learning programming first. Algorithms and Data Structures is the best place to start. (I used to use that as a test in my programming classes - if you thought it was difficult, I'd allow you to drop the course without penalty because you were obviously not physically equipped to learn programming. Right-brained people - other than Leonardo da Vinci - can not learn programming, any more than a 5 foot tall man can be 6 feet tall.)
 
I have done a little research on Java (with Eclipse) in the past, I am confident in my ability to be able to learn all about it if I have a good source of information to learn from. Do you know of any websites online with good, reliable, in-depth information that I can use to learn Java?
 
ProjectLiquid said:
I always direct people to the easiest place I've found. You may find it a bit boring and too simple at first. But it helps to know the basic building blocks before you build your McMansion :)

Getting Started | Android Developers

There's plenty of info out there just have to be able to sift through all the crap.
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Thanks very much. I don't mind the boring simple stuff, it's good to have a good solid foundation of the basics before moving on to the good stuff.
 
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