Monday 18, May 2015

Even though my computer is being very slow, I am somehow managing to do my work everyday. Today I achieved something very major because I finished my first phrase of coding which was to set up and code an empty app. The app that I coded today is blank and does not have any content. After today is when I will be able to start the input of data and information. In simpler words, the blank app is creating a platform where the information and the required data can be written and input. I did face a small obstacle today which was that I did not know how I was supposed to begin the coding process. I knew what I was supposed to code but did not know here and how. So, a new thing that I learnt today is that display of the software is divided into three parts, the navigator area, the debug area and the utility area. The debug area is where I will be writing everything and basically coding the data and the information. Nevertheless, the other areas are also equally important. 

Today, after a little more exploration of the operating system, I started coding my app. I am very thankful that I took the courses and watched the tutorials, because it is helping me start building my app. I am extremely stratified with the amount of work I was able to finish. I am also very happy with the ongoing experience and all the things that I have learnt until now because coding is something that I have never attempted before or ever even imagined that I might attempt one day. I had assumed that it is not my cup of tea or that it will be too difficult for me. But after I took that risk, I am happy I made that decision because surprisingly I have started developing a lot of interest in coding. I am very content and am enjoying the experience until now. Apart from the fact that my system was extremely slow and unresponsive, I did not face any other challenge. I hope my experience continues this way. Additionally, I have also backed up all my important documents on an external hard drive in case my laptop crashes and I lose everything. I hope nothing major of that sort happens so that I am successfully code my first ever app for the very first time! 

I am extremely happy with my progress and that fact that I have successfully finished the first phrase which is the blank app. However, I am still worried about the fact that my laptop has become very slow and keeps troubling me. I keep getting a feeling that it is too much for my laptop (which is of a quite a small size and data space) to handle two operating systems. This is the main reason why I have backed up everything from my laptop so that I do not lose any important documents. 

Below are the screenshots that show today's progress and the things that I learnt: