tell me how to become an android developer. to some people, installing the android softwaredevelopment kit, also known as the sdk, and android studio is the first step. for some people, the first step is buyingthe android apps for idiots books. for other people, the starting place is theandroid dot com page before selecting the
Android development kit, introduction classes for new developers. i do not have the tools. the android dot com website has links to installthe android sdk, and android studio. i’ve heard that you do not have to installall those complicated developer tools to create
an app. getting app creator software packages thatlet you use it to publish to the google android store and ios app store, usually costs a fewhundred dollars to install, and several hundred dollars for the developer kit. what’s the difference between the cheapversions, and the ones that cost a car payment or two? features. you’ll get more backgrounds andplug-in features, and features you can add to the finished apps if you pay more for it. plus tech support.
for the free to cheap android app developmentsoftware, you usually have to pay for tech support, or have to rely on user forums forfree advice. a lot of linux versions are like that. that’s one reason why linux is not morepopular. windows may have tech support, but it is notvery useful, and that’s assuming you can understand the accent of the person from india,pretending to be from iowa. i need something simple enough to not need handholding. there are simple game development apps likestencyl, sciara, buildbox, jumpcraft and gamesalad creator. they let you create games withinthe application, and can even help you publish
them. games are popular only because your friendsand family are more likely to play them than install an app to get constant content streamsof all your updates. buzztouch is a more advanced android developmenttool. you can use it to create streaming audio and streaming video apps, which let peoplehear your podcast, or see your video blog that otherwise would not work on the smartphone. you’d think adobe would have fixed thatby now. no, the internet is fixing it by implementingan html5 standard that does not include adobe flash.
apps were one way to get around that problem. the only alternative was assuming that adobeflash streaming music videos would not work on smart phones, despite half of all new internetusers using smart phones. and hence the rise of the apps for streamingmedia. and the rise of apps for creating apps, sothat people can create apps for their websites and content, without having to know how toprogram. what languages would i have to program into create something for the android, without a fancy app creator app? javascript works on the android phone, andlets you create both media rich websites and
html5 games and applications. the side benefit of that is that i can sayi'm experienced in html5 development, too. that's not a far cry from putting webmasteron your resume, and not much more respected, either.
