Getting Started with Android Application Development

There are alot of wrong ways to get started developing apps for Android.  I did the leg work and found a way that really didn’t work well.  I hope that my experience will help get you started down the right path.  While I love the sentiment of diving in head first and getting your hands dirty with Android, my main takeaway from my experience is that a little bit of basic knowledge at the start will go a really long way in simplifying your struggles.  So here is a little help to get started.