Day One- Computer Science

Today was the first day of class for Computer Science with Google, and it is really exciting that we will be able to work with Google to create apps for androids. We were able to create three simple apps today, which included: HelloPurr, PaintPot, and MoleMash.

HelloPurr was the simpliest app and it was the easiest one to create. However, I was getting use to the system so took a while to get confortable with the program. Designing the Components became easier the more I did it, and the book did a great job explaining what to do and listing the instructions. Adding the behaviors was more complex, but after a while I became familiar with the Block Editor.

PaintPot and MoleMash were not as simple as HelloPurr, so they required more components and adding more behavior to the components. As I was testing the apps in the emulater, the pictures of the cat as the background for PaintPot and the mole in MoleMash failed to show up in the screen. I doubled checked all the behaviors and components and I couldn't find the error, so I think it the emulater was unable to reveal the pictures. Tomorrow I'll be able to see if my apps actually work despite the negative results from the emulater. Many of the E2 members helped me set up the emulater and find certain features within the program, so they were great help. Additionally, re-reading the book helped me when I was stuck on a step.

-Cortez, P