Android University - Introduction

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1. Android University
2. Why Mobile?
3. Why Mobile? Just about everybody owns a smartphone!
4. Why Mobile? Just about everybody owns a smartphone! Unique mobile users from 2000 to 2020
5. Why Mobile? Just about everybody owns a smartphone! Smartphones are often the number one way people access software today
6. Why Android?
7. Why Android? Android is the most popular operating system worldwide
8. Why Android? Android is the most popular operating system worldwide
9. Why Android? Android is the most popular operating system worldwide Android is everywhere: phones, cars, wearables, kitchen gadgets
10. Why Android? Android is the most popular operating system worldwide Android is everywhere: phones, cars, wearables, kitchen gadgets Employment opportunities: every company 
 has/needs an app
11. Why Android? Android is the most popular operating system worldwide Android is everywhere: phones, cars, wearables, kitchen gadgets Employment opportunities: every company 
 has/needs an app
12. Course Overview
13. Course Structure
14. Course Structure Projects
 - 3 projects, first 6 weeks (each two parts)
 - worked on during one class meeting, and should 
 be finished at home thereafter Labs
 - supplements projects 
 - worked on during class, submission optional
 
 Group Milestones
15. Course Structure Projects
 - 3 projects, first 6 weeks (each two parts)
 - worked on during one class meeting, and should 
 be finished at home thereafter Labs
 - supplements projects 
 - worked on during class, submission optional
 
 Group Milestones
16. Course Structure Projects
 - 3 projects, first 6 weeks (each two parts)
 - worked on during one class meeting, and should 
 be finished at home thereafter Labs
 - supplements projects 
 - worked on during class, submission optional
 
 Group Milestones
17. Syllabus
18. Syllabus 6 weeks of learning Android development through building android apps
19. Android Development When you think about the apps on your phone, they’re actually all quite similar!
20. Android Development
21. Android Development When you think about the apps on your phone, they’re actually all quite similar! The goal is to learn how to build the critical parts of any app
22. Android Development When you think about the apps on your phone, they’re actually all quite similar! The goal is to learn how to build the critical parts of any app Each of the three projects we work on will focus on mastering how to build those critical parts
23. Android Development When you think about the apps on your phone, they’re actually all quite similar! The goal is to learn how to build the critical parts of any app Each of the three projects we work on will focus on mastering how to build those critical parts Flix (feed screen, calling APIs), Twitter (authentication, sending data), Instagram (building custom backend!)
24. Syllabus 6 weeks of learning Android development through building android apps 6-10 weeks of learning and practicing the software engineering development process
25. Development Process
26. Development Process coming up with product ideas
27. Development Process coming up with product ideas documenting feature requirements
28. Development Process coming up with product ideas documenting feature requirements making wireframe drawings
29. Development Process coming up with product ideas documenting feature requirements making wireframe drawings scoping project and scheduling work
30. Development Process coming up with product ideas documenting feature requirements making wireframe drawings scoping project and scheduling work collaborating to develop and ship a final product
31. Syllabus 6 weeks of learning Android development through building android apps 6-10 weeks of learning and practicing the software engineering development process In the last week, we will finish things off with a demo day featuring all the apps!
32. Course Expectations
33. Course Expectations Meet twice a week
 - working on assignment
 - working on labs
 - meeting with group members
34. Course Expectations Meet twice a week
 - working on assignment
 - working on labs
 - meeting with group members Each week has one ‘deliverable’ that is required to be submitted
 - assignment project
 - group milestones
35. Course Portal
36. Course Portal https://courses.codepath.com/courses/ android_university << bookmark this page!!
37. Course Portal https://courses.codepath.com/courses/ android_university << bookmark this page!!
38. Course Portal Overview: General summary for the week, videos introducing new topics Assignment: Details all the required and optional tasks, video walkthroughs of required features Lab: Guide for more Android development exploration for the week Hints: List of notes to help you save time while working through assignment (how to solve common bugs, etc) Reading: Extra reading material on topics covered during the week
39. Course Portal Overview: General summary for the week, videos introducing new topics Assignment: Details all the required and optional tasks, video walkthroughs of required features Lab: Guide for more Android development exploration for the week Hints: List of notes to help you save time while working through assignment (how to solve common bugs, etc) Reading: Extra reading material on topics covered during the week
40. Course Portal Overview: General summary for the week, videos introducing new topics Assignment: Details all the required and optional tasks, video walkthroughs of required features Lab: Guide for more Android development exploration for the week Hints: List of notes to help you save time while working through assignment (how to solve common bugs, etc) Reading: Extra reading material on topics covered during the week
41. Course Portal Overview: General summary for the week, videos introducing new topics Assignment: Details all the required and optional tasks, video walkthroughs of required features Lab: Guide for more Android development exploration for the week Hints: List of notes to help you save time while working through assignment (how to solve common bugs, etc) Reading: Extra reading material on topics covered during the week
42. Course Portal Overview: General summary for the week, videos introducing new topics Assignment: Details all the required and optional tasks, video walkthroughs of required features Lab: Guide for more Android development exploration for the week Hints: List of notes to help you save time while working through assignment (how to solve common bugs, etc) Reading: Extra reading material on topics covered during the week
43. Course Portal https://courses.codepath.com/courses/ android_university << bookmark this page!!
44. How to Succeed In This Course
45. Keys to Success 1) Learn how to debug code 2) Understand the code you write 3) Ask for help 4) Be familiar with Android Studio
46. Keys to Success 1) Learn how to debug code 2) Understand the code you write 3) Ask for help 4) Be familiar with Android Studio
47. Debugging Code If you don’t know how to start debugging your own code, it’s always going to be an uphill battle
48. Debugging Code If you don’t know how to start debugging your own code, it’s always going to be an uphill battle Android Studio is your friend, don’t ignore the messages it gives you
 Did your app successfully build?
 What are the messages that prints out when your app crashes?
49. Debugging Code If you don’t know how to start debugging your own code, it’s always going to be an uphill battle Android Studio is your friend, don’t ignore the messages it gives you
 Did your app successfully build?
 What are the messages that prints out when your app crashes? At what point does your code ‘stop’ working as expected? 
 Log messages will do wonders

50. Keys to Success 1) Learn how to debug code 2) Understand the code you write 3) Ask for help 4) Be familiar with Android Studio
51. Understand the Code You Write Avoid blindly copy and pasting code that works
52. Understand the Code You Write Avoid blindly copy and pasting code that works Take the extra time to understand the purpose of each block
53. Understand the Code You Write Avoid blindly copy and pasting code that works Take the extra time to understand the purpose of each block Write comments in your code to so you can
 1) gain a better understanding of what the code is 
 trying to accomplish
 2) understand what your past-self was trying to do
54. Keys to Success 1) Learn how to debug code 2) Understand the code you write 3) Ask for help 4) Be familiar with Android Studio
55. Asking for help The key to accelerate learning is by leveraging support
56. Asking for help The key to accelerate learning is by leveraging support It’s not worth being stuck for more than an hour: ask your classmates or post for help
57. Asking for help The key to accelerate learning is by leveraging support It’s not worth being stuck for more than an hour: ask your classmates or post for help Help people help you: Don’t say ‘My app doesn’t work’

58. Asking for help The key to accelerate learning is by leveraging support It’s not worth being stuck for more than an hour: ask your classmates or post for help Help people help you: Don’t say ‘My app doesn’t work’
 - specific explanation of what you are trying to do and what happened instead

59. Asking for help The key to accelerate learning is by leveraging support It’s not worth being stuck for more than an hour: ask your classmates or post for help Help people help you: Don’t say ‘My app doesn’t work’
 - specific explanation of what you are trying to do and what happened instead
 - include stack trace if there’s a crash and screenshots of the relevant code

60. Asking for help The key to accelerate learning is by leveraging support It’s not worth being stuck for more than an hour: ask your classmates or post for help Help people help you: Don’t say ‘My app doesn’t work’
 - specific explanation of what you are trying to do and what happened instead
 - include stack trace if there’s a crash and screenshots of the relevant code
 - knowing how and when to ask for help is a vital skill not just in school, but also in the workplace
61. Keys to Success 1) Learn how to debug code 2) Understand the code you write 2) Ask for help 3) Be familiar with Android Studio
62. Android Studio
63. Android Studio Don’t be afraid to utilize autocomplete!
64. Android Studio Don’t be afraid to utilize autocomplete! Sometime the problem is as simple as: 
 - restarting the emulator
 - doing a ‘Build -> Clean Project’
 - ‘File -> Invalidate Caches and Restart’