android Is fragmentation really that much of a problem in Android? I always read the same and never-ending articles / posts / tweets about Android's fragmentation. The same boring infographics [http://opensignal.com/reports/fragmentation.php], the same Google Play pie charts with Android version penetration, and always the same argument about how the developers are crazy about it, like if it's impossible
android How to fix a broken Android Studio SDK installation It just happened to me. If you are in a situation where your Android Studio installation doesn't recognize any Android SDK (instead of a little andy, it shows a folder with a question mark over any Android SDK configured), you just have one diagnosis: your (hidden) configuration file is corrupted.
android New BikeShare! for Android I've recently developed a brand new (rebuilt from scratch) version of BikeShare! for Android. It's been my first approach to tablet interfaces in my off work apps, and I really was thrilled to do so. The app suffered an UI overhaul, and its imagery was also redone. First, the icon.
random No more time selling I haven't wrote any page in the new site about selling hours (ie accepting freelancing jobs) because I don't want to anymore. I already have a full time job developing apps for clients and I'm kind of fed up with their whims and all the other oddities. So, as money
random Changed my blog to Octopress Well, I'm kind of bored with the design stuff on my blog, so I just wanted to spice up things a little. Also, I've wanted to try Octopress for a while... So what the heck, I wrote some export functions to my old blog, and programmed a little import script
ios New additions to the family I will be able to test my stuff in a new Android guinea pig, and boyā¦ what a beautiful guinea pig theHTC One Ā is. And, for the first time ever, Sense is not a bother. Itās just beautiful. But nevertheless Iām excited about the Google Edition when it
apple And this is how you sell a product Link: http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/ Despite what the impression todayās Ā WWDC keynote left on me (not so great), one thing is clear:they know how to sell stuff [http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/].
app.net In App.net! Link: https://alpha.app.net/nlopez At last Iāve got an App.net account, so Iāll be posting about technology and code in there too. So Iām@nlopez [https://alpha.app.net/nlopez], feel free to talk to me in there too.
android Android maven building borked with latest ADT 22 There were some major changes to Android Ā SDK layout, mainly moving all the build tools to another directory, with the pretty self-explanatory name ābuild-toolsā. But since the version ofmaven-android-plugin Ā almost everybody uses at the moment (3.5.0) canāt handle this, we have to fix it ā and be able
nlopez.io Address changed! Now instead of nlopez.in this site will be accessible through Ā nlopez.io. The .in domain will work for some more time, though.
android Android's Camera Intent killing my Application Working with the camerais always a pain in the ass . But at least in Android we have Intents. So, with little code we are able to get a working 300Ć300 thumbnail or even a picture with the best quality the device can offer. So I used it for a
ios BikeShare! for iOS Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bikeshare!/id628524734?l=es&mt=8 The wait seemed so longā¦ 6 and a half days later, Ā BikeShare! is on the App Store . As I said it would before. In fact, the wait time made me improve a lot the app I sent,
ios Shipping as fast as possible Iām takinga different approach Ā with my newest app, BikeShare! for iOS . I always wanted to have a lot of functionality done before I could even think about shipping, but it seems a really bad idea now. Sure, the app would be awesome when doneā¦ butwhen would that be ? I
android Clustering in Maps v2 for Android Iāve been working in aclustering code ready for Maps v2 , as I didnāt found any full example I could use in some of my apps. So here you have it: a working example ofClustering in Maps v2 for Android [https://github.com/mrmans0n/android-maps-v2-clustering] for use in your
rails A basic Rails API with OAuth2 Link: https://github.com/mrmans0n/oauth2-doorkeeper-for-api Iāve prepared (mostly for myself)a GitHub repo with a pretty basic Rails project featuring Bootstrap and Devise authentication [https://github.com/mrmans0n/oauth2-doorkeeper-for-api] for the backend, and OAuth2 with Doorkeeper for the API. The Ā API is prepared for versioning and has a
random Is your code clean? Iāve been reading some technical stuff lately. My latest prey has beenClean Code [http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882] , by āUncle Bobā Robert C. Martin. It has been very revealing about a ton of stuff and made me think a lot about what I could improve, although I
interruptions Interruptions suck! Link: http://blog.ninlabs.com/2013/01/programmer-interrupted/ Some time ago this article spread like wildfire, stating the scientific facts we all coders know but are too lazy to look for. What was my resolution then? I bought them. I always try to get into the zone with good headphones
rant Ditching Eclipse, at last Iām kind offed up with Eclipse . I acknowledge itās a good IDE, but too broad and too cluttered for me. So after I returned to work after my forced leave, I finally got to put in practice one of my new year resolutions: switch toIntelliJ IDEA [http://www.
rails Solving problems with rails-api and wrap_parameters In the 0.0.3 version ofrails-api [https://github.com/rails-api/rails-api] this issue is closed, but for previously generated code that doesnāt work anymore you have to do it manually. The crash Iām referring to is this one, that just happened to me while updating my gems
random Code detox Due to some health problems (I just recently underwent surgery) Iām stuck for almost a month without being able to code , and even write this lines is an ordeal ā Iām doing it using one hand only. Thanks to all that Iām being able to detox of my
c-sharp Opensourced some old stuff Iāve just found and posted in GitHub a pair ofold and forgotten projects Ā I had around my HD: ThumbCreator [https://github.com/mrmans0n/ThumbCreator] and Patchwerk [https://github.com/mrmans0n/Patchwerk]. Both were developed with Visual Studio (C#). You wouldnāt believe how much I miss that Ā IDE now
computer-science Do more, print less Iāve come across many people who were always saying they were learning something but never accomplished anything. Always printing new tutorials, stashing them layer after layer in their tables, but never seemed to really get past transcribing a hello world in a new language. And a lot of trees
android At last! MapFragment is here! Link: http://android-developers.blogspot.fr/2012/12/new-google-maps-android-api-now-part-of.html We suffered in silence for lots of time, but Google at last heard our cries. MapFragment Ā is here to stay! The new upgrade to the api features alsoPhotoSphere integration . but hey, thatās like the cherry on top of the cherry
android What to look for if you want to improve your Android app Link: http://www.curious-creature.org/docs/android-performance-case-study-1.html Iāve been witness to some technical Android UI performance discussion between Joaquim VergĆØs [http://twitter.com/joenrv] (developer of the recently released and awesome Falcon Pro twitter client) and Romain Guy [http://twitter.com/romainguy] (Google Android engineer), and by reading
rails Annoying rake problem: You have already activated rake 10.0.2, but your Gemfile requires rake 0.9.2.2 If you have this problem, like I had few moments ago deploying this web last version, the solution is simple. rake aborted! Ā You have already activated rake 10.0.2, but your Gemfile requires rake 0.9.2.2. Using bundle exec may solve this. Ā /home/domain/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.
