Getting started

Being familiar with Actionscript 3, I didn’t have that hard a time getting started with Java. First thing I did was reading up on the Java syntax, since it’s similar to that of AS3, but not quite…

For all you out there who wish to study the Java syntax, check out these lessons.

Said lessons really helped me getting into Java, and proved to be a great place to start. Yet, I find that while the theory behind programming might be necessary, I learn more by reading and reflecting on code, and doing some coding myself. Hence, I started looking at some very simple source code, just to get an idea of how stuff actually works in Java. I found this site to be great, as it offers source code for very simple and basic Java applications. Studying the code and writing it myself, from memory, proved to be a great way for me to get familiar with the most basic principles in Java.

The best advice I can give is to start out with very simple projects. Starting out with projects too ambitious might lead to fatique. Hence, my first project is a simple calendar application for Android.. more on this in the next couple of posts.