Less sleep, more coding, and roadblock after roadblock

I’ve basically been wired for the past week, as I’ve jumped head-first into writing my second Android app (a comic viewer). Seeing as how I’m targeting android 3.0+ but want to support back to 2.2, I’ve had a lot of trouble trying to wrap my brain around the new development paradigm: fragments. Needless to say, I’m still not sure if I like them or not.

Key to android development: don’t let yourself get rusty

Ok, ok, so you can say that about pretty much anything, but having spent the last 2-3 months not doing any android development, it’s hard finally coming back to it. I’m working on my first android 3.0 app (a comic book reader), and I’ve just spent the better part of the evening wrapping my head around the use of fragments.

Android, Sqlite, and a catch-22?

Been stuck on this one problem for the past two days, and after a lot of frustration, I’ve finally come to a conclusion (a crappy one).

Just when I thought I knew it, it turns out that I don’t

I’ve been putting a lot of hours into this first Android program lately, and it seems like just when I finally start to get it, I learn that I was doing it the wrong way.

Finally, my first Android app takes shape!

Back when I bought my Galaxy Tab in Jan. I thought to myself, “Cool! Now I can write my own programs for it!” After a half-hearted attempt at the Hello World app, I put everything on hold for a couple of months. Then, starting about two months ago, I started writing my first app.