Mobile App Learning/developing QN

[orhanzi]

is it realistically possible to create a mobile app/game just by learning programming tutorials online ( newboston videos, codeacademy..
)without going to university?

anyone out there manage to do it ? can share your experience ?

 

[saysuzu]

is it realistically possible to create a mobile app/game just by learning programming tutorials online ( newboston videos, codeacademy..
)without going to university?

anyone out there manage to do it ? can share your experience ?

it's possible
i did an android app before, even though I've learn Java before, the Android API was tough to me; i have to really read up on the API stuff here and there, and keep googling around

i never post the app on google play, because it's only does one thing: button click, that's all

but nonetheless, I still gain quite an amount of experience from it. If I have the time, I would have create something more...tangible

to create great app/game, you need more than programming skill; vision and ideas are also included

 

[davidktw]

is it realistically possible to create a mobile app/game just by learning programming tutorials online ( newboston videos, codeacademy..
)without going to university?

anyone out there manage to do it ? can share your experience ?

Why not, it's just how far you can progress and what speed you will be progressing at. Learning a programming language is not very difficult, what is difficult is understanding how to approach a problem and then next come your creativity to invent.

For eg: Maybe you have a good idea to make use of the mobile camera to navigate a game, question is even after you found the API to control the camera, do you know how to apply 3D concepts to the whole process ? How to perform 3D transformation, how camera perspective works etc ? How to detect surfaces or planes etc ?

All these concepts requires studying, not necessarily in universities, but you can find such similar courses teaching you such basic concepts and technologies which even reading books may get you nowhere unless you have good grasps of certain mathematical or scientific fundamentals.

 

[NISMOPOWER01]

Hi there....if i wanna creatte a simple mobile app that links to my blog n then upload the app in playstore how ya

 

[davidktw]

Hi there....if i wanna creatte a simple mobile app that links to my blog n then upload the app in playstore how ya

So you are interested in a mobile app for Android ? I have not developed for android specifically, so can't comment much. Perhaps App store fees, percentages, and payouts: What developers need to know | TechRepublic will helps ?

Your blog doesn't need a dedicated mobile app. It's quite pointless. Just ensure your blog template is responsive and display well on a mobile display. It's more flexible given a blog mostly do not require native performance from a mobile device.

 

[xinus84]

i did. university don't reach such courses. in fact, there are many frameworks and sample codes available. all you need is to plug your ideas in. i used cocos2d for iPhone. But then android is fundamentally different from ios but same learning curve.

 

[BlackCube]

It's possible provided you have some knowledge in programming.

I learnt Android myself, though online resources and code snippet.
One month and I managed to do something out of it.

 

[NSforSG]

So you are interested in a mobile app for Android ? I have not developed for android specifically, so can't comment much. Perhaps App store fees, percentages, and payouts: What developers need to know | TechRepublic will helps ?

Your blog doesn't need a dedicated mobile app. It's quite pointless. Just ensure your blog template is responsive and display well on a mobile display. It's more flexible given a blog mostly do not require native performance from a mobile device.

agree with david korkor. Ensure that your website is responsive and fluid, or like some other websites did (even HWZ), redirect the user to mobile version of your blog if possible.

 

[NSforSG]

i did android app before, but it's quite cui and it can be found on google play. haha.

anyway, to create app for android, you need to know java + XML. that's the 2 languages used to create android apps. i wanna learn Objective-C to create iOS app, but Apple is smart by forcing people to use only iMac or iBook to create iOS app!

creating an app is easy, the problem is the idea. and ideas are generally "running out" soon, as you can see most apps are using almost the same ideas, just different graphics or different scoring systems...

 

[davidktw]

agree with david korkor. Ensure that your website is responsive and fluid, or like some other websites did (even HWZ), redirect the user to mobile version of your blog if possible.

I need to disagree with one aspect HWZ do not have responsive design, and I must comment sincerely that it's mobile presentation left a lot to be desired. In fact, it's as good as a WAP page only.

 

[NSforSG]

I need to disagree with one aspect HWZ do not have responsive design, and I must comment sincerely that it's mobile presentation left a lot to be desired. In fact, it's as good as a WAP page only.

in my previous reply, i wasn't saying HWZ is responsive! what i mean is HWZ will redirect you to a mobile version, and you are given a choice to go back to the desktop version. (which is disastrous if you do so!)

i didn't realise how important to make a web responsive until i use bootstrap and i realise, WOW, i didn't know i can make the same page appear differently just by detecting the screen size and changing CSS accordingly...

And i do agree with you that "mobile presentation left a lot to be desired". How to effectively pack and display the necessary data on that small screen is a form of art...

 

[saysuzu]

I need to disagree with one aspect HWZ do not have responsive design, and I must comment sincerely that it's mobile presentation left a lot to be desired. In fact, it's as good as a WAP page only.

they're lazy to renovate it

 

[AnimeNewbie]

I am learning iOS programming through the uni video tutorials found on iTunes U. It is possible to learning mobile programming yourself but game programming might be stretching it abit since it involves different disciplines: graphics, 3D modelling, AI, physics, sound and game design.

 

[davidktw]

in my previous reply, i wasn't saying HWZ is responsive! what i mean is HWZ will redirect you to a mobile version, and you are given a choice to go back to the desktop version. (which is disastrous if you do so!)

i didn't realise how important to make a web responsive until i use bootstrap and i realise, WOW, i didn't know i can make the same page appear differently just by detecting the screen size and changing CSS accordingly...

And i do agree with you that "mobile presentation left a lot to be desired". How to effectively pack and display the necessary data on that small screen is a form of art...

Ah... I mis-read on your response towards HWZ mobile site.

 

[NSforSG]

they're lazy to renovate it

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[saysuzu]

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i never use the mobile version of the latest vbulletin before, so I cannot judge

 

[NSforSG]

i never use the mobile version of the latest vbulletin before, so I cannot judge

As in, even the desktop version is kind of backward, cannot expect much for mobile version.