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Compelling Question:
Compelling Question:
When designing an app, what is the balance between including more functionality and making it seem useful versus keeping the app clean, simple, and comfortable to use?
When designing an app, what is the balance between including more functionality and making it seem useful versus keeping the app clean, simple, and comfortable to use?
Learning/Product Goal
Learning/Product Goal
This week, I was not able to achieve my product goal.
I only finished a bit over a third of the course I planned to finish. This is because I realized that there were prerequisite courses that I did not realize I needed to take before this one.
According to the video instructor, I need one of two prerequisite skills before I begin working with Android Studio, because I have to know a mobile programming language before I can actually program apps. So this week, I began both a Java Programming course, and a Kotlin Programming Course.
I decided that Kotlin was the better, simpler option, so I shifted exclusive focus to that course.
However, I am now realizing that the sheer amount of video courses that I will need to watch before I can actually program an app is growing larger and larger. I think I have to watch at least 12 hours of courses now to be finished. And based on the bit I have watched so far, I realize I don't really know what I am doing.
I think I am going to have to look at alternatives again. I talked to my dad, who is a web developer, and he suggested a few for me to try.
On Track?
On Track?
I am not sure anymore. If I finally find a better alternative to Android Studio, I might just be fine. But if I am forced to stay on the path I am on right now, I may not be able to begin development of my app by the end of the 8 weeks.
Next Actions
Next Actions
This week, I will try to find an alternative again. At the moment, I am looking at:
Ionic - Is supposed to use web development languages, which I am already familiar with.
Xarmin - Is supposed to use C#, which is the programming language I am learning in CP right now.
By Friday, I want to have finally decided what platform I am going to use. I know that was my goal for Checkpoint 1, but now I have to do it again.
Ionic
Xarmin
EDP
EDP
I am at the Improve stage again. I made a mistake, and now I have to find a solution to fix it. Hopefully I can recover fast enough to get back on track. If the solution I do find is very easy to learn and very fast, I might just be fine.
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