Bloc TechTalk - How to Setup Your Android Development Environment
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Stan is the director of Android development at Bloc, responsible for the course syllabus and student support. The program teaches programming basics, Java, Git, and Android app development, culminating in a capstone project where students build their app ideas. Graduates join the alumni community and can launch their apps in the Google Play Store.
Bloc TechTalk - How to Setup Your Android Development Environment
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- 3. ● Stan is Bloc’s Director of Android Development ● He is responsible for writing and maintaining the course syllabus, recruiting and training Android mentors, and working with students during Office Hours ● Prior to Bloc, Stan worked as a mobile developer at Kwarter, Inc. ● Prior to that, he worked at Zynga on the Words With Friends franchise
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- 11. Learn the basics of programming and computing ● Learn Java from the ground up. No programming experience? Not a problem ● Manage your code with Git and GitHub ● Become a 1337 haxXor after you master the command line Dive deep into Android ● Work your way from an empty project to an Evernote clone complete with notes and notebooks ● Learn fundamental programming skills such as SQL databases, MVC, network access and multi- threading ● Grok core Android concepts such as Activities, Fragments, Views, resources, animations, tablet support, rotation, etc.
- 12. Create full Android apps from scratch We'll give you a menu of apps to choose from so you can focus on the skills and concepts that most interest you. Examples of apps you may choose to build: ● BlocSpot - A Geo-Fenced POI tracker powered by Google Maps and Google Places ● Blocs - A Tetris clone built with AndEngine ● BloQuery - Your very own version of Quora powered by Parse ● And more! Capstone Project: Have an app idea? Build v1 with your mentor ● Work with your mentor to define the scope of your dream project ● Design, build, test, and launch your capstone app. Show off your capstone project to the world! ● Graduate from Bloc, enter our alumni community, and launch your app in the Google Play Store.
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