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Yoav Grosman
2,108 PointsDeveloping a big android application
Hey everyone, I have a question regarding the Android development section.
I saw and finished both of the projects in the site, but when I need to actually create an application by myself, I find myself without the necessary knowledge and tools to do that. the projects don't put enough input regarding how to create forms and create complicated layouts for a real android application.
Could you give me more guiding to how to really create a complicated application that involves a lot of UI and layout components.
Good day, Yoav.
2 Answers
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherThanks for this feedback! I am very much aware that we need to cover this type of content. The upcoming Android project will help somewhat, and then I plan on focusing on complex layouts and forms specifically in the project after that.
For now, have a look at the "Patterns" section in the Android Developer site. Feel free to post specific questions here in the Forum and we'll try to help you out!
Dan Giles
2,243 PointsI think this is a difficult problem; I am also building a MUCH more complex app now than what was covered in the Treehouse courses, and there are about a million things I've had to work out for myself (I don't know what I would do without stackoverflow.com!). However it would be really hard to cover this kind of material at great depth in a beginners Android course without completely confusing 95% of the new students. So I think the approach they are taking here is probably best: keep adding new courses with greater degrees of complexity. It looks like they are further ahead of that curve on the iOS side; hopefully the Android side can catch up.
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherYou are correct! It is my goal to now bring Android up to speed after my brief iOS hiatus. Ideally we cover enough basics and more complex stuff to show you all how to go the extra steps for everything else you want to accomplish. It sounds like you're already well on that path, so kudos, and share with us when your app is ready!