CodePath Mobile App Development - Week 1

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1. Welcome to CodePath’s
   Mobile App Design Week 1!
   Make sure you’re muted
   Turn on your webcam!
   Feel free to talk in the room chat
   

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2. • Intros
   • Why mobile and Android?
   • Course schedule and expectations
   • Breaking down Android apps
   • Quick break!
   • Setting yourself up for success
   • Debugging
   Agenda
   

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3. Intros!
   

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4. Why mobile?
   

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5. Why mobile?
   

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6. Why mobile?
   

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7. • 80% of adults in the world own a
   smartphone
   Why
   mobile?
   

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8. • 80% of adults in the world own a
   smartphone
   • Estimated 1 out of 3 human beings
   today own a smartphone
   Why
   mobile?
   

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9. • 80% of adults in the world own a
   smartphone
   • Estimated 1 out of 3 human beings
   today own a smartphone
   • Mobile internet usage has taken
   over desktop internet usage since
   2015
   Why
   mobile?
   

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10. • 80% of adults in the world own a
    smartphone
    • Estimated 1 out of 3 human beings
    today own a smartphone
    • Mobile internet usage has taken
    over desktop internet usage since
    2015
    • Many companies are mobile-first
    focused
    Why
    mobile?
    

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11. • 80% of adults in the world own a
    smartphone
    • Estimated 1 out of 3 human beings
    today own a smartphone
    • Mobile internet usage has taken
    over desktop internet usage since
    2015
    • Many companies are mobile-first
    focused
    • Average salary for mobile
    developer in the US is $122k, and
    $157k in San Francisco
    Why
    mobile?
    

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12. Why
    Android?
    

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13. • There’s an estimated 2.5 billion
    active Android devices
    Why
    Android?
    

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14. • There’s an estimated 2.5 billion
    active Android devices
    • Over half of all smartphones in
    the world are running Android
    Why
    Android?
    

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15. • There’s an estimated 2.5 billion
    active Android devices
    • Over half of all smartphones in
    the world are running Android
    • Huge demand with short
    supply of Android developers
    Why
    Android?
    

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16. • There’s an estimated 2.5 billion
    active Android devices
    • Over half of all smartphones in
    the world are running Android
    • Huge demand with short
    supply of Android developers
    • Android is used in all kinds of
    devices! Cars, watches,
    refrigerators, ovens, …
    Why
    Android?
    

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17. Goals for the course
    

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18. Goals for the course
    • Gain a better understanding of the tech industry
    

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19. Goals for the course
    • Gain a better understanding of the tech industry
    • Learn how to build Android apps
    

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20. Goals for the course
    • Gain a better understanding of the tech industry
    • Learn how to build Android apps
    • Connect with other students
    

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21. Goals for the course
    • Gain a better understanding of the tech industry
    • Learn how to build Android apps
    • Connect with other students
    What is your personal
    goal for the next 8 weeks?
    

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22. Course format
    

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23. Course format
    • Coding labs
    • Lecture about technical topics
    • Work on Flashcard app
    

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24. Course format
    • Coding labs
    • Lecture about technical topics
    • Work on Flashcard app
    • Panels
    • Hear from industry experts about their roles
    • Ask questions about their journey!
    

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25. Course format
    • Coding labs
    • Lecture about technical topics
    • Work on Flashcard app
    • Panels
    • Hear from industry experts about their roles
    • Ask questions about their journey!
    • Group activities
    • Work with other students to brainstorm ideas and collaborate
    

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26. • Week 1: Intro / Debugging
    • Week 2: Flashcard app (Building Screens)
    • Week 3: Panel
    • Week 4: Flashcard app (Handling user interaction)
    • Week 5: Flashcard app (Saving data)
    • Week 6: Panel
    • Week 7: Flashcard app (Styling and animations)
    • Week 8: Building a prototype!
    

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27. Communication
    • Course Portal
    

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28. Communication
    • Course Portal
    • Slack channel
    @android-help
    

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29. Breaking down apps
    

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30. What makes a good app?
    

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31. What makes a good app?
    • Is it easy to use?
    • Is it fun to use?
    

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32. What makes a bad app?
    

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33. What makes a bad app?
    • Hard to use
    • Buggy and crashes a lot
    

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34. Let’s Discuss!
    What makes a good app?
    

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35. • Breakout rooms
    • 5 minutes: Introduce yourselves
    • 5-10 minutes: 2-3 good apps, 2-3 bad apps
    • 10 minutes: why are they good / bad?
    • Regroup after 25 minutes
    Let’s Discuss!
    What makes a good app?
    

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36. Break!
    

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37. Learning to program is hard. And building apps
    is hard. You’ll feel discouraged when you can’t
    get something to work just right. You’ll feel
    frustrated when you’ve been stuck for hours on
    the same problem. And you may want to quit when
    you don’t understand something.
    
    

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38. Learning to program is hard. And building apps
    is hard. You’ll feel discouraged when you can’t
    get something to work just right. You’ll feel
    frustrated when you’ve been stuck for hours on
    the same problem. And you may want to quit when
    you don’t understand something.
    
    But it gets easier. It turns into a puzzle. You’ll
    experience a rush of adrenaline when you hit the
    Run button and your app works. You’ll smile when
    you write code that runs perfectly on the first try. And
    you’ll celebrate when your first app goes live.
    

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39. Set yourself up for success!
    

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40. Set yourself up for success!
    • Android development is hard!
    

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41. Set yourself up for success!
    • Android development is hard!
    • Utilize your resources!
    • Google!!
    • Ask for help after 30 minutes of being stuck
    

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42. Set yourself up for success!
    • Android development is hard!
    • Utilize your resources!
    • Google!!
    • Ask for help after 30 minutes of being stuck
    • Understand your code
    

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43. Set yourself up for success!
    • Android development is hard!
    • Utilize your resources!
    • Google!!
    • Ask for help after 30 minutes of being stuck
    • Understand your code
    • Everybody is going to go at their own pace
    

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44. Debugging
    • Understanding build errors
    • Understanding crash logs
    • Print statements
    

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45. Debugging
    • Invalidating caches / restart
    

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