Coding Update #3: MicDroid
Pronounced McDroid (i.e. McLovin'), it's a wildly successful Android app created by a friend. I feel privileged to be entrusted with creating the ui, from concept to code.
The latest release as of this writing features the first release of the new ui. There's much more in store for the app. Development has been very organic and fun thanks to Github. There, you'll see the inner workings of the app: like my first 100 or so lines of xml to write layout, the file structure of the resources directory that map the support for various phone types, and the nine-patch images that save tons of space. I only wish this was the base model for making websites. The xml format certainly feels very powerful, I may even prefer it over html+css. Also, a big thanks to the Android designers at MtV for the base materials psd files that really sped up my photoshop work. Overall I've had a pleasure learning tip of the Android api. In terms of what's baked in for the ui, it still doesn't feel completely baked, but already I prefer it over other, ahem iOS ahem, platforms.I know I've been gone for at least a few "blogosphere epochs," there's more posts in store. Image below is actually a comp and not 100% the final product.
