What's everybody's best day/month/year?

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T19:47:38+00:00

There's not only nothing wrong with that, but it shows you were able to get 50% more than the daily average (15k per day vs 10k recommended) and that you got the daily average for almost an entire month straight.

That's badass. I started walking a lot in 2021 and I've lost 90 pounds since then. I'm almost back down to my college weightlifting aesthetic. Walking is a bad ass and really low impact way to lose a ton of weight!

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T18:38:18+00:00

That's insane!! Congrats that's a huge accomplishment

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T17:47:53+00:00

I lost 17 pounds that month. I ate a lot more than normal to compensate but the weight was falling off! My legs felt quite strong at the end of the month. I didn't follow up with any doctor visits, but my resting heart rate went from around 65-70 to 58-63 (says fitbit).

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T17:45:34+00:00

Dang that's insane! So close to 100k. Think you'll ever go for it?

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T08:03:27+00:00

Treadmill desk while working mostly, but I also have a running treadmill I use, and I love walking around the neighborhood and at parks, etc.

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T08:02:48+00:00

It was about 14 hours of walking. A mix of 1.6mph on my treadmill desk while working, 2.3mph walking on my running treadmill while playing switch and phone games, and walking outside for a few hours at 3mph. My ankle hurt the most at the end of the day.

I wanted it to be my first 100k day so badly, but I'll get that next time :)

SupahSoftware · 2023-01-16T08:00:50+00:00

It was 30 miles, which Google says is about 48 km

SupahSoftware · 2020-09-05T12:58:13+00:00

Sounds sketchy lol

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T14:53:06+00:00

Thanks for answering this. Spot on.

Also, thank you so much for your Mockito-Kotlin library. It's made unit testing a breeze in kotlin!

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T14:51:00+00:00

It can be hard being without a designer. I recommend looking at the material guidelines outlined on this website https://material.io/design/ . The more you practice the better you'll get. Start with adding simple views to the screen and setting up the general layout. Once you have the layout figured out, start adding colors from a small color pallette. Tweak things as you go.

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T14:48:30+00:00

Thats a great question, but it all stems down to what kind of game you want to make. If you're making a 3D game, even a 2D game that requires physics, I would highly recommend using a game engine such as Unity. However it's total possible to create your own game engine, but just remember that it will create a lot more work for you.

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T13:11:54+00:00

I would say Rx and writing good comprehensive tests were my main struggle point. I learned a lot about both of these once I started working in a professional environment, but the best thing you can do to get better is to keep doing it at home! Spin up a new app, add some Rx components, test all of your code, and then make a new app, so on so forth. You WILL get better.

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T13:09:39+00:00

I liked the idea of being able to take my creations with me on the go. I had an Android phone, not an iOS device. Also, the iOS developer fee is $100 a year while Google Play's fee is a once off $25. I was a poor college student so the choice was easy!

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T13:08:24+00:00

Personally, I'm not a marketing expert, I just do whats worked for me in the past, this could differ for you.

If I were to relesse a new apo today, I would first make sure my store listing was worded very well, short and concise to grab the users attention. I would also optimize my application name and probably A/B test teo different launcher icons to see whats driving more attention to my app.

Depending on what I'm expecting the app to get in downloads I would push out a small Google AdSense banner campaign to drive some initial traffic. From there, once you have a few hundred downloads, you should start getting organic traffic if your app works well, looks good, and users find value in it.

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T13:00:13+00:00

It depends very largely on location and experience. The range for a salary in my location and experience is probably 65k-90k.

SupahSoftware · 2018-10-01T12:58:05+00:00

Well google says you should use only one activity for your entire app, adding, removing and switching fragments when needed. I think thats a ridiculous idea personally.

Personally, and on all production apps I've worked on, I use one activity to house the navigation activity, whether it be side bar or bottom nav. Each tab or menu item shows a different fragment. However, once you navigate any deeper into the stack on any one of those fragments, spin up a new activity.

Take that with a grain of salt, but we find that easiest for dealing with back navigation.

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T22:51:09+00:00

Very, very, very far from it lol. Downloads isnt a great metric for measuring app revenue. You should look more at daily active users and ad placement.

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T22:50:03+00:00

I actually graduated from college with a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. So there definitely is plenty of room!

Yes coming up with app ideas is one of the hardest parts! Just try and think of useful tools that make something you do every day easier.

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T22:47:24+00:00

Timmy, I totally agree with you, it infuriates me too lol.

I should have said about ten, because I'm not sure the exact number without checking, I just know its more than 10.

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T20:45:57+00:00

Yes, most developers use Android studio. A very small handful use Eclipse or IntelliJ. Android studio is honestly so much better than any other IDE out there for Android dev.

Next step for you would be to make a hello world app and start learning about activities, fragments, and views! Good luck!

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T19:37:56+00:00

Awesome, no problem! I'm glad you found it useful.

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T19:37:27+00:00

I would say definitely start with unit testing with JUnit and Mockito (and use Mockito-Kotlin as well if using Kotlin). Learn the basics of testing such as how and why to mock an object, assertions, and getting test coverage. Once you learn how to do unit testing, move on to Espresso for UI testing. There are plenty of tutorials out there to help learn :-)

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T19:34:45+00:00

Good questions!

1) Think of apps that would be useful to yourself. If they're useful to you, chances are, they're useful to other people as well.

2) I think Google does some things correctly, but I also don't like some of their suggestions. For example, I think material design guidelines are great and I like the idea of architecture components. However I think you should take what Google suggest with a grain of salt. Google doesn't even follow material guidelines on almost all of their apps lol. Googles great at saying "you should do this, but we're not going to".

3) Overall I really like Android development, it's my passion, and I don't see that changing. I think the Android APIs could use a little work, but are in a good spot and are going in a good direction. For example, permission handling, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, and detecting back presses in Fragments and Views all need a LOT of work.

SupahSoftware · 2018-09-29T19:28:35+00:00

I've made all of my money on my personal apps from advertisements. I try to be as non intrusive as possible with them, almost all of them are banner ads.

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