Hello.<br><br>When I went to Scotland On Rails, I had a chat with many people who had interests in Mobile app development, mostly iPhone.<br><br>Since Jruby started initial support for Android (<a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/02/jruby12rc1-android-support">http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/02/jruby12rc1-android-support</a>), it might be good timing to start looking into Android framework, too.<br>
<br>Carl who also attended Scotland On Rails is organizing Android
User Group meetup, and he will give introduction to Android development framework next week.<br>
<br>Not sure if registration at skills matter are fully booked or not, but please try to register if you are interested.<br><br>If you don't have any Java background (like myself), here are few useful links.<br><br>"Java vs Ruby" cheat sheet <br>
<a href="http://happygiraffe.net/blog/2007/03/07/coding-dojo-9/">http://happygiraffe.net/blog/2007/03/07/coding-dojo-9/</a>.<br><br>"Head First Java" book from google book search <br><a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5VTBuvfZDyoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=head+first+java&ei=4eDXSeb9M4LmyQSx1bH9Ag&client=firefox-a">http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5VTBuvfZDyoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=head+first+java&ei=4eDXSeb9M4LmyQSx1bH9Ag&client=firefox-a</a><br>
<br><br>PS: If you are just interested into iPhone development, Stanford university opened their lecture video for free at<br><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/index.php">http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/index.php</a> .There is also London Iphone developer meetup if you search inside LinkedIn.<br>
<br>Thanks.<br><br>Makoto<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Carl /h</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:charroch@gmail.com">charroch@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:38 AM<br>Subject: [java-170] Android User Group @ SkillsMatter!<br>To: <a href="mailto:java-170@meetup.com">java-170@meetup.com</a><br><br><br><div>Hello,<br><br>In the last couple of meetings, I discussed the setting up of a workshop/project revolving around Android. My intention was to start a community based project and have monthly talks and presentations. There will be tutorials and code jams! Maybe even some battles with the iphone/J2ME user groups. Luckily, about 2 weeks ago, I got in touch with Natalie from SkillsMatter. <br>
<br>I am happy to announce the birth of the android user group @ skills matter. The user group will be focus on the technical aspect of Android. The intention is to build up the developer community through training and workshops.<br>
<br>I decided to merge the first workshop with the meetup as the first topic won’t be to technical. We will give an introduction to the Android platform, compare it to others and try to convince developers that they should care!<br>
<br>In the future, I will keep both meeting. The <a href="http://meetup.com" target="_blank">meetup.com</a> one will be held on the 2nd Monday of each month, while the user group on the 3rd Thursday of each month (not written in stone). The user group will stay technical while the meetup will be more about meeting interesting people around a beer.<br>
<br># Ensure readers know about the registration ;)<br>"You need to register if you want to attend".upcase + "!!!!"<br><br><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/event/ajax-ria/android-an-introduction-to-the-open-platform" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://skillsmatter.com/event/ajax-ria/android-an-introduction-to-the-open-platform" target="_blank">http://skillsmatter.com/event/ajax-ria/android-an-introduction-to-the-open-platform</a><br>
<br>Please register as soon as possible as the number of seats is limited.<br><br>Regards,<br>Carl<br><br>follow me on twitter @charroch<br><font color="#888888">
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