Learning Java by Building Android Games: Learn Java and Android from scratch by building five exciting games 3rd ed. Edition

This book did a great job of introducing me to the fundamental of Java. I end up creating several games and learned a lot about Java. In the beginning, I start off learning the basics. It tackled manipulating variables; understanding and using methods; how to use conditional statements and operators; and how to use and import classes. As I advance through the book and tackle more complex games, I started to learn about Object Orient Programing, Managing Memory, Design Patterns, and more. This has to be one of the best ways to learn Java.

I have android studio ladybug, and agree that this is not kept up to date. I am a programmer, so there is very little new in this book. I was hoping for a Java tutorial, and got something so oversimplified as not to be useful. What's worse, the example programs don't even build in Ladybug. It's not worth my time (as a retired programmer) to figure out what has changed in AS since 2021! I didn't see how the author promised to keep it up to date, but if he did....

Pros:⁃ I like that he explains in a friendly way every single step not just with words but also with images. Also, he gives tips and adds notes to clarify questions or decisions I had when I was reading. And guide me through the process showing the possible errors, options, and results that could appear through the process. And you will find many tips to improve our productivity, for example, many useful keyboard shortcuts. Moreover, he shows best practices, which it’s crucial because give you solid bases to do things with quality from the beginning.- I love the book's approach because I think that I learn better if I use projects because this helps me to understand strongly the abstract concepts and when I finish a project I feel awesome.- I'm a visual learner, so I love the book's diagrams because are self-explained.- If you like to underline and write in a book, like me, the paper is perfect.Cons:- I would like that the game includes testing because when you want to find your first job as a developer the offers usually ask for knowledge in Testing, but at the same time I understand that this topic could need an entire book.

I have been wanting to get into android development for the longest time but the thought of learning a new programming language was daunting. I found this book to be very informative with easy to follow Java examples to build simple Android games. I would definetly recommend to anyone wanting to pick up Android development with Java.

Book is not update. What makes it worse is the author promises to keep it updated and gives a website that does not exist. I say scam!!!

The author uses a method that repeatedly returns to concepts while building on new ones. This really helps to solidify the concepts for the reader. This book does an excellent job of introducing programming with Java via Game programming. Through the course of the book several games are built as the author introduces increasingly complex concepts. I highly recommend it!

I read the book, followed the example from the book. I recommend this for studying and starting in Android development

We bought many android and java books, but eventually settled on a combination of online tutorial for java and this book for android. there isn't another book as simple and coherent for an 11 year old as far as we know. He follows the book step by step basically without any help from others. There are few minor harmless errors. It's overall a terrific value.