The Drummer Boy

Hey, I'm a tall teenage boy who likes to jam. But who really cares, right?

May 21, 2013 4:39 pm

Ran Into Trouble…

Well, I am in a stump.

I have a lot of problems that I have not been able to address recently and the frustration is mounting! I think it will help me to write a list of all the things I want to do but have not figured out:

  1. Centering the hour and minute…

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May 16, 2013 6:42 pm

First Breakthrough!

Today I made leaps and bounds on the clock app! All in one day, I got the hands of the clock to turn, then I made a button which made the hands turn repeatedly, then I accessed the internal clock of the phone, and got the hands to update every second…

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May 14, 2013 10:58 pm

Getting Started on the App!

Today I chose what app I was going to make and made an outline for it. It will be clock app with two main views: digital and analog. It will include a second hand that *ticks* and the date that can be accessed through tapping the screen. The challenging…

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May 13, 2013 12:48 pm

An Incredible Experience

WebSlam was tremendous! A truly inspiring day of coding, conversing, and brainstorming. The journey started Friday night when we met with our clients and sat down with them to get to the heart of the matter. What was their mission? What did they want? How…

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May 8, 2013 10:55 pm

Getting Ready for WebSlam!

After the second meeting with our coordinator this morning, I headed home, excited to get ready for Friday and Saturday’s event! I decided that I would learn about WordPress plug ins, which requires me to learn the code language PHP, so I started doing…

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May 7, 2013 10:03 pm

Today: A few bumps, but still made progress.

Today was pretty unspectacular. I am nearing the end of finishing the blog reader app. I have no clue what the next step is though! I hope to finish the app before the WebSlam event so I can devote all my energy to the website and the team over the…

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May 6, 2013 8:47 pm

Start of week 2!

This week is going to be busy! Friday and Saturday will be filled with the WebSlam Event happening in Philly. I also have begun making progress on my second app in this series, a blog reader that hopefully will be able to display these posts! I am also…

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May 5, 2013 11:22 am
Find me on Path now! Go to: path.com!

Find me on Path now! Go to: path.com!

May 3, 2013 10:27 pm

Successes and Failures

Today was a momentous day! I successfully completed my first app. It is a crystal ball app, where the user either taps the screen or shakes the device to reveal his or her fortune. I followed  a tutorial by teamtreehouse to make this app, and I learned a…

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May 2, 2013 2:24 pm

Day 2

Productive day! Last night I purchased a subscription to teamtreehouse and started completing  their tutorials yesterday and today. The subscription has been a good purchase so far! The tutorials are ~5 minutes each, and completing tutorials reveal the…

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