The better 'Getting Started'

Originally I wanted to familiarize myself with the Android Developer site to programming under Android. This has unfortunately works initially only limited despite good Java skills. Introducing examples were too short, sample code has partially not working. Looking for a German alternative I was with this video tutorial and ultimately find the entry went smoothly.

The author carries out a step by step into the Android programming. Here, the course is logically divided into separate topics, which can be seen independently of each other to understand. In Video Two apps are programmed that into practice all featured topics immediately. The apps are nothing earth-shattering, but rich completely out to implement on this basis their own ideas. The author used in the book still a beta of Android Studio, an essay for the well-known Java IDE IntelliJ. Meanwhile, Android Studio in a first 'stable' version has been released and is now designated as official IDE for Android programming. I can therefore only recommend also to use these. The examples can be compile equally well with the first real version and implement as with the former beta version.

What bothered me a bit of the video, was the slight monotony of the speaker. But the content is excellent. All important topics like Layouting, activitys, navigation, SQLite, sensors / GPS, compatibility with different devices and versions, and ultimately the signing and publication of apps are discussed. With this knowledge, I could immediately start to implement my own ideas first and find my way in the API guides the Android side.

Overall I would recommend this video to anyone who already has knowledge of Java and now wants to work with the help of a guided introduction to the Android programming. The Java chapter in the video tutorial should be understood as a refresher, possibly ranging mediated foundations from around the replicate what is shown in the video, but to himself Android need to write programs you have previously inevitably busy with Java.

From a total of 5 star to me, because it conveys exactly what should give an introduction. That much in a nutshell.