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I want to start getting in to android app production and I'm not exactly sure where to begin. I know its not something I'll learn overnight or anytime in the near future, but where would I start? What language(s)?

well I've never worked with java at all. I looked at the android developers guide and it doesnt really direct me to learn one thing first and it basically just throws a bunch of "click here to learn more about this!" things at me and its quite confusing. Is there a certain amount of java I should learn before looking through already made apps and trying to break them down?

in that case, if it is the best way to learn, where I can find the simplest apps that I can learn from?

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edited my comment to include a wiki link that lists many open source android apps. take a look, download some code, and step through it. enjoy! – Tom Studee Jun 2 '11 at 23:23

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I believe the language for Android is Java. Android's main site has a guide on how to get started that may be a good place to start looking - Android Developer's Guide.

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IIRC you can use pretty much any language that'll compile to JVM byte code but Java is usually the language of choice. – Timo Geusch Jun 1 '11 at 22:37
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Download open source Android projects off code.google.com, www.github.com, etc.. or here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_Android_applications

The basic tutorials will get you started, but reading other peoples code and seeing how they do things, then tweaking it and seeing what happens, is a great way to learn.

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