Android Final Project – Winter 2021

On December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 By Magda MiuIn Android Fundamentals, Management and LeadershipLeave a comment

My journey as an Android mentor and trainer for Atelierul Digital pentru Programatori has continued also this year. Every time a group of students graduates I am amazed by their creativity, perseverance, and especially about their final projects.

“Atelierul digital pentru Programatori” is a program started by Google Romania in 2018 and it happens in multiple tech universities from Romania. I teach Android Fundamentals and I also created the curricula and the materials for this course that is organised in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, and Iasi. Until now I trained more than 240 students and it is an amazing experience.

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Atelierul Digital pentru Programatori – Final Project

On March 1, 2021February 28, 2021 By Magda MiuIn Android Fundamentals, Management and LeadershipLeave a comment

I wrote about the Atelierul Digital pentru Programatori in one of my previous articles. It’s a program started by Google Romania in 2018 and I am one of the mentors. I teach Android Fundamentals and I also created the curricula and the materials for this course that is organized in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, and Iasi. Until now I trained more than 180 students and it is an amazing experience.

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Android Learning Plan

On January 9, 2021March 5, 2021 By Magda MiuIn Android Fundamentals1 Comment

I am often asked how to start learning Android, or how to become an Android developer. So I was thinking that a blog post that will answer these questions might be a good idea.

Each one of us has our style of learning. So first of all it is important to identify your VARK learning style and after that check the dedicated resources.

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RecyclerView in Android

On December 29, 2020January 5, 2021 By Magda MiuIn Android Fundamentals2 Comments

RecyclerView is a ViewGroup that helps us to display a scrollable list of elements. It is one of the most used UI components in the Android apps and it involves having a data source, an adapter, and the RecyclerView. Other than displaying the content, RecyclerView is efficiently reusing the views that have scrolled off the screen by recycling them.

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Logging in Android

On October 19, 2020October 9, 2020 By Magda MiuIn Android FundamentalsLeave a comment

In Android we are able to log info by using the static methods provided by the final class Log. This class is part of the android.util package.

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Activity, Intent, Bundle

On May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 By Magda MiuIn Android Fundamentals1 Comment

An Android app could contain one or many activities. An activity has its own lifecycle and we can launch a new activity by using intents. In order to send data from an activity to another we could use a Bundle.

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Let’s talk Android

On September 22, 2019May 19, 2022 By Magda MiuIn Android Advanced, Android Fundamentals1 Comment

Whether you’re new to programming or an experienced developer, I prepared a range of resources to teach you Android app development, from your first app to advanced topics.

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Atelierul Digital pentru Programatori

On March 8, 2019March 17, 2019 By Magda MiuIn Android Fundamentals, Conferences, Events, Interviews1 Comment

“Atelierul Digital pentru Programatori” is an initiative made by Google that aims to create opportunities for young people and students who want to learn how to code, but also for those who want to become entrepreneurs in the tech field.

These activities are carried out in three hubs built by Google in partnership with three universities from Romania: Bucharest University, Technical University from Cluj-Napoca and Polytechnic University from Timisoara.

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Android RatingBar

On March 1, 2019January 5, 2021 By Magda MiuIn Android FundamentalsLeave a comment

Accordingly to the official documentation, a RatingBar is an extension of SeekBar and ProgressBar that shows a rating in stars.

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