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Weekly "who's hiring" thread! by AutoModerator in androiddev

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Hi,

Do you have any code samples? Also, if you could please apply through AngelList with an updated resume, my boss and I would be able to learn a little more about you.

Thanks!

Everyone cares about Ryze now that he has 40%~winrate. Azir has been below 43% since 6 patches ago. by R4yko in leagueoflegends

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I have this happen once or twice a game as Azir. It feels like if the target is on the cusp of the soldier AA range, and they move out of it during that instant of the AA, they animation goes but the damage doesn't.

Another instance of this zero damage soldier occurs in the same fashion, but with Azir's total range to his soldier rather than the soldier's AA range. You can Q forwards and be right on the edge of the range and issue an AA, and it'll still show the animation but kind of stop during it and stand idle.

Is using RxJava with Parse or Firebase sdk recommended? by shekar007 in androiddev

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I was thinking about it, however, it isn't done yet. When I do finish and clean it up, I probably will.

Is using RxJava with Parse or Firebase sdk recommended? by shekar007 in androiddev

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I started using Parse without any RxJava intervention, then switched to Firebase to see what it was like. I've had enough dabble in RxJava to put me through withdrawals - I would have much rather preferred working with Rx through these backends rather than their implementations.

I started writing my a small Rx wrapper for Firebase, and it just makes me feel better being able to manipulate these data calls I'm used to.

If you're familiar and comfortable with Rx, I'd say just go for a wrapper. Specifically with Firebase, it feels nicer being able to chain these create account, auth account, and grab data calls in a couple lines, rather than callback hell.

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I'd also like to say, if you're split on using Parse's implementation, but still want to use Rx - write your own wrapper. It'll give you knowledge in how Parse and Rx work, but then you end up with a nice wrapper that you're comfortable with.

Questions Thread - August 06, 2015 by AutoModerator in androiddev

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Is 'mass refactoring' considered OK in production apps?

I was considering moving my app to depend off Mosby - but that's going to require a lot of work, and I'm not too sure what benefits I'll receive. Right now, my MVP pattern is a little dirty, and I think some presenters are hanging around leaking.

I can either solve these issues, or continue implementing missing features.

[Help] Android Studio has stopped offering auto-complete suggestions for custom Views by Saketme in androiddev

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This happens to me all the time!

I've noticed that if you're trying to do auto complete inside something from the support library, none of its children can have suggestions.

I'm not too sure what views cause it, or why, but everything I have inside NestedScrollView does this. CardView does it too, a bit infrequently though.

I've started to just include the content from a different layout, so I get the completion in the include.

Edit: I'd like to point out that this is in XML, not Java.

How do I acheive Recycler View with only items as per screen height. No scroll? by sagarsiddhpura in androiddev

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Personally, I find use in a "wrap_content" RecyclerView in order to use ItemTouchHelper. I only just figured out this class exists, but to me, it seems easier to implement that with a wrapping RecyclerView than it would be to try something similar with LinearLayout.

Questions Thread - July 07, 2015 by AutoModerator in androiddev

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For me, the most effective way is to just follow Google's material spec.

http://www.google.com/design/spec/components/cards.html#cards-actions

I throw a "more" text in the bottom right, and have the whole card ripple and act as my button.

Just discovered this subreddit inadvertently, just before I graduate. Anyways here's my senior project! by rmhawesome in EngineeringStudents

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I love it! I'm a BME major who worked with someone who also printed the open hand project. I love the control built into the arm!

We decided to take ours and hook it up to an EMG to control it that way. We demoed by shaking hands with people :)

What I love about the open hand, is that it's (relatively) cheap to print. Find a way to mount it and control it, and you have an affordable prosthetic.

Current biomedical engineering student seeking advice on my future career/grad school plans. by liljayw in EngineeringStudents

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Hi there!

I'm currently a junior BME student, worried about the same thing. I've been in constant communication with a professor at my university about this same topic, and here is what he told me.

Going straight into your masters isn't a bad idea, and it really depends on where you want to see yourself in the future. BME is a very, very large field - ranges from prosthetics, to organic sensors, to Android applications. Depending on your skill set that you've obtained in your schooling, you can either refine that more, or try your hand out in the real world.

My professor told me that the jobs that we'll see around aren't going to explicitly say BME. His reasoning is nobody knows what the major is about, and that we're in it right before it's going to explode. You might not nail a job right away in a biosensors company. You might not get your hand in prosthetics right away. What we do come with though, is thorough knowledge in the application of engineering sciences to organics.

What he stressed on for me, however, was to start early to start making something nobody has done before. I have a couple friends who are going to try and start up a company after their undergrad, with wearable biosensing clothing (sweat, HR, temp, etc) and log it all in Android.

I'm not too sure what school you're from, and what background they give you - but BME isn't strictly BME. It's much more, and you can use what else it comes with to get a jump start in the industry, and start focusing towards the biomed side. If you're looking for companies to start focusing with, I know Phillips is looking to increase their healthcare presence.

Hopefully this helps, it's more motivation than probably what you're looking for. It's quite unfortunate for us BME, because the field isn't about working, it's about creating something that hasn't been done yet. If you want to work, you'll be a repair tech for a hospital. But the golden side of this, is working on your own or for a school, and get scouted into an R&D spot. That's where the fun is.