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Cody Tucker
336 PointsWhere should I start?
Hey everyone,
I am 14 years old. I am totally new to anything relating to any type of development. I want to learn to develop Android and iOS apps. Where should I start? Do I just jump right into Android/iOS, or should I learn something else first?
Thanks!
2 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 PointsIf you are new to development/programming, I would probably start with Introduction to Programming before doing iOS/Android (note that you will need a mac if you want to develop for iOS). iOS/Android development is object oriented which can be very confusing for someone with no background, and the intro to programming will help with learning the basics first
Cody Tucker
336 PointsAwesome. Thanks for the response. I think the Introduction to Programming is where I need to start. :)
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 PointsJonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 PointsYou know, all this time I've been on treehouse and seen the iOS track, it never actually occurred to me I might need access to a mac to develop for it. Silly me. :p
Stone Preston
42,016 PointsStone Preston
42,016 Pointsthere are some ways around it. rent a mac in the cloud, hackintosh (which is against apples TOS since OSX can only be run on Apple hardware according to the TOS) but none of those solutions are really ideal.