So I got access to Android App Inventor

[DivideBYZero]

I've just bought an old G1 from eBay to use with it. I'll slap in a PAYG TMO SIM and activate data for £5 a mo. Should be quite fun!

I need to root this thing when it turns up, so if anyone has any good full guides and warnings for bringing the G1 up to date I'm all ears.

 

[tatteredpotato]

I thought App Inventor was already a free download for everyone, but a quick google search proves me wrong lol. Have you any experience with the full blown Android SDK to compare the experience to it?

 

[DivideBYZero]

No, I haven't used the SDK. I dabble in code, I don't cut code for a living any more, in fact it was quite some time ago, so I thought this would be fun.

What is the primary language for Android, Java?

 

[tatteredpotato]

No, I haven't used the SDK. I dabble in code, I don't cut code for a living any more, in fact it was quite some time ago, so I thought this would be fun.

What is the primary language for Android, Java?

Yea it's primarily Java (although you have the option of writing some libraries in C/C++, that isn't required, and actually discouraged).

I'd be interested to see if you think it accomplishes the task of making App building more approachable.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Well we'll see. My G1 should turn up in the next few days and we'll see how it goes. I'll update this thread with the results and maybe even YouTube some of my efforts for the lulz.

 

[charrison]

I was granted access a few days ago, have not had a chance to check it out yet.

 

[vshah]

i don't have access yet can you see if it allows code export to eclipse after designing something in the inventor?

 

[DivideBYZero]

You can export source, but I've not looked at the output yet.

 

[charrison]

I am thinking I will like eclipse better.

 

[foghorn67]

It's like Alchemy. You combine elements until you get the app you want.

 

[DivideBYZero]

OK, hot tip: Running AI and the Emulator brings an Atom powered Netbook to a crawl..!

mucking about with the tutorials is fun. Need to install the Extras pack on my Desktop system and run the apps on a real phone tomorrow and see how that feels.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Loaded up a test app tonight. What's great is you get a live update to code changes, as in you change an abjects value or some logic and it immediately affects the phone. Very cool!

Going to try and do something a little cleverer than calling contacts in the coming weeks.