This cycle, I decided to follow a tutorial that was provided by Google on how to start a first app. So far, I believe I have gotten about half way through, and was able to make a very, very basic application. Although it was basic, I still was very proud of myself for what I was able to do. So, I had an idea for an app. However, I noticed that making a full game app, may be a bit out of my reach in the time that I have. I will have to wait and see if I have enough time. For now, I have a new goal and schedule.
Goal:
To be able to create an application that will be able to show off what I have learned within these cycles. It may not be the most functional of apps, but it will be an app for sure!
New Schedule:
Cycle 1: Complete
Cycle 2: Complete
Cycle 3: Will continue the "first app" process
Cycle 4: Attempt to create an app while learning more
Cycle 5: Attempt to create an app while learning more
Cycle 6: Finalize app.
What I have made so far:
So, as I have said before, I have been able to create something within this cycle of learning. I have taken the liberty of taking some pictures so that you could see what I have been doing.
Proof of my genius :D :
So the first step in the tutorial that I have been following on Google's developer page was to make a line that you could type in, and also create a (At the moment useless) send button. Here is the beauty:
As I continued with the tutorial, I added functionality to the send button, which would print what I typed in the text field, as well as stretch the text field to fit the whole screen:
Here is the picture of what happens next when I hit the send button:
(some might be missing. The computer in which had the sources has had an error in which has forced me to reinstall the os ): losing all files. Im using chrome history to find these. Hmm...)
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19481408/android-first-application-string-cannot-be-resolved-or-is-not-a-field-error
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23708451/error-cannot-find-symbol-class-view
https://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html
http://www.androidpit.com/forum/632071/error-cannot-find-symbol-variable-extra-message-in-android-studio
Commented Blogs (2/23/15): Liliana Xu, Felicia Krauss, Alycia Lee
3 comments:
Wow, it looks quite promising already. You may just give Facebook Messenger a run for their money. How similar is the programming language for this app to the language required for making a game?
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Nice job, Paul! Although it looks simple, it is clear that it took some time to create. I am very happy that you posted all the forums and tutorials that you used. I am interested in programming a bit myself and think that these would be good if I decide to make an app on the app market.
I look forward to when this is finished, and hope I will be able to download whatever you've created onto my smart phone!
Humility, sir Paul, humility :P
But anyway, great job! While it may seem easy, if people like me who possess absolutely no programming knowledge whatsoever and just use applications and gripe about them tried to do what you did, they'd just sit on their chair (or bottom) and scratch their heads saying "huh?" You certainly can go far with this.
I also like the theme for your blog!
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