TL;DR→ In order to build an evil empire, one must be able to build. To build things that are robust and long lasting requires the carefully honed skill of the master. Mastery is required if one is to become an effective supervillain. It is important to develop a deep knowledge and mastery over the tools required for one’s schemes.
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TL;DR→ Money is the root of all evil. Our evil endeavors can only succeed if we are well funded. More so, our funds should come from either an untraceable or laundered source. While cryptocurrency is a viable payment method that seems reasonably untraceable, let us not stake our funds on a somewhat volatile market.
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TL;DR→ First of all, let me apologise in advance. This is going to be a somewhat lengthy one. I had gotten caught up in the development and rounding out of the features, and neglected to report on the progress. However, as it currently stands, the app is in a functional state. So much so that I have been using it consistently in my daily life already, despite some missing features that make it a bit frustrating to use.
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TL;DR→ At the end of the previous devlog I used AsyncTasks to implement the very basic “Add Task” functionality. Next I set to work getting the other most important feature working: the “flow mode”. The flow mode is where the Pomodorro technique I discussed in the very first devlog is applied. All it shows is a timer and the task you are supposed to be focusing on.
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TL;DR→ At this stage the first major functionality of the app has been implemented. With this devlog I cover how I added data persistence of the tasks as well as the “Add Task” functionality. I used the Room library that comes as part of Android Jetpack for expediency, but nonetheless I had some stumbling blocks and learning points along the way.
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TL;DR→ In my last devlog for my productivity app Tempo, I discussed how I had created a CustomView for my Task object, how I would add them directly to my main ConstraintLayout, and how I fixed the layout by using LayoutParams. In this post, I set out thinking how I was going to discuss implementing the “Add Task” functionality and managing the list of tasks in the MainActivity.
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TL;DR→ As a supervillain, I would like to ensure that my minions and peons are working at maximum efficiency. The following post (and probably series) describes my journey in creating a tool that will help them stay productive. This leads me to a question: What tomatoes, egg timers, and university have in common?
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