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Written by Carl Whalley
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Friday, 20 November 2009 09:00 |
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1. Support
Beginners and old pros together both need to know where to get help on occasion. All development systems have some kind of support, it's just that some are better than others. Because Android is open, the development community is infused with the same kind of natural, from-the-gut passion which created Linux in the first place. You'll find these developers the most friendly, helpful bunch you'll encounter.
The number one destination for all Android development support issues is the Google Android groups. This is where actual Google Android employees hang out. Their contributions are seriously helpful - these guys and gals aren't just paying lip service because it's their job. Amongst the groups are:
The Google Android documentation isn't to be sniffed at either; neither are the numerous samples and examples supplied with each SDK, so be sure to check those out. We are really talking live support here, the stuff that involves real humans, and as stated it's there in spades from Google.
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Comments
Android releases are named after desserts, so we had Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6) and Eclair (2.0), the next two are rumoured to be Flan and Gateaux
For graphics I'm a fan of Inkscape now. It's an awesome piece of software. Especially for doing games and similar stuff. All graphics of my own game Puzzle Blox have been created with Inkscape. Thumbs up!
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