Android App Development
Prior to starting this project, I had no knowledge of Java and Android SDK, so while it may look pretty primitive, it's a pretty big accomplishment for me. What I had to do to get here was A LOT. A few days after I began learning Android app development, I hit plateau because of my lack of knowledge of Java programming language, so I had to study Java really fast. Then, I had to learn how to use Android SDK libraries for coding. I still need to learn quite a few methods, Classes, and techniques, but they are not too difficult to grasp, but just like foreign language learning, just because I can understand them easily, it doesn't mean that I can apply them easily to actually create something good. It's pretty exciting that I know how to make Android apps now.
A Quick Overview of the Final Product
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【 Guided Reading Practice (v.1) 】
This app currently only lets you press "Next" and "Back" buttons to display a smallest meaningful chunk of words at a time both in English and Japanese. This is meant to assist Japanese ELLs to think in the English word order while they read in English. Many intended features are still missing (due to lack of my knowledge and skill in Java and Android app development), but they will be added in the future versions. |
Development Process
During the course of this project, I self-taught how to develop Android applications through completing hands-on tutorials in small increments, and developing a collection of small applications. You can see these footsteps by looking at my vlog entries:
- My Android App Development Journey (28 videos)
What I Learned
Through this project, I learned to do the following things:
- Set up the development environment.
- Code in Java.
- Code by using Android SDK.
- Develop a collection of small instructional applications.
How I Learned
THENEWBOSTONI went through these hands-on tutorial videos by THENEWBOSTON, which consisted of 200 micro lessons.
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