I made a couple of apps for the G1 and I found it very educational. I agree with most of the replies in that I took a bunch of CS classes a few years back, but nothing compares to writing code yourself. The cool thing about making an Android app is it's almost completely the same syntax as Java and you can make money from it. Android is getting really big now and it definitely wouldn't hurt for you to get well versed in it anyway and it will help you better understand Java as well. One very important thing with Android is it's little more of an issue with make sure your apps run on multiple devices whereas with Java on PCs, you might take that for granted. At least I know I did. Also, you have multiple inputs for each phone and it is very easy to get started and there are a ton of examples and forums for help with your code.
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I made a couple of apps for the G1 and I found it very educational. I agree with most of the replies in that I took a bunch of CS classes a few years back, but nothing compares to writing code yourself. The cool thing about making an Android app is it's almost completely the same syntax as Java and you can make money from it. Android is getting really big now and it definitely wouldn't hurt for you to get well versed in it anyway and it will help you better understand Java as well. One very important thing with Android is it's little more of an issue with make sure your apps run on multiple devices whereas with Java on PCs, you might take that for granted. At least I know I did. Also, you have multiple inputs for each phone and it is very easy to get started and there are a ton of examples and forums for help with your code.