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In my recent development of my own application in Android, I have faced a dilemma: all I have got is 8 hours a day maximum for programming. I can do any 1 of 4 things in the next iteration. My iteration is due this weekend. Here is the list of my “wish-list”,

1. Add a fancy new function in the search function. The algorithm is completed and what missing is just implementation.

2. Refactor my code to use the ContentProvider and ContentResolver to make my application more scalable and extend easily. I can in the meantime do some housework in my code and implement a RESTful style of code.

3. Add a completely new UI feature to utilize Gesture in Android. I can also rearrange the UI to be more usable, more commercial and easier to use.

4. Add a test project and implement testing.

All three of them is posing a bit of challenge to me. In my estimation, the third one will be the hardest, but just a bit. Here is another list of Pros and Cons.

Pros.

1.  

   1. So.. it is fancy and make my application tons more useful.

   2. The module I can port it to other application and platform if my method of doing it is good enough.

2.  

   1. I can expand my application easier in the future.

   2. A real taste of RESTful development, which I was introduced in the University but never truly taste it.

   3. I can better maintain my code.

3.  

   1. The application will be natural to use. Unlike now, the buttons are awkward and primitive.

   2. I can learn gesture in Android.

   3. The module again can be port into other Android App.

4.  

   1. I can apply test method in real situation, not just the dummy example in University course.

   2. I can better test my code and make it more robust.(less compliant! Yah!)

Cons:

1.  

   1. Actually it is simple.

   2. It is not an eye candy. Everyone is getting used to it(Damn you Google!).

   3. My code will still be a mess.

2.  

   1. The users will see nothing. Experience told me what the user can’t see usually doesn’t worth my effort, even the user is a computer science professional.

3.  

   1. I am out of internet in the moment. It is impossible for me to “learn by example”.

   2. The algorithm is untested. It may not be working at I think.

   3. My code will be even messier.

4.  

   1. Again, the users will see nothing.

   2. I only have a tiny bit of memory in software testing. I am a good student that never remember what is taught after the exam.

 

Yes I can do that one by one, as it is a personal project and the deadline is set by myself. And I am a self-forgiving person, so this is unimportant in the real situation. But what I want to know is, “what will people choose if there are constraints, namely TIME and MONEY?” What if I am under a great deal of pressure that I must complete this weekend?

So what do you think? Which one I should choose?

用了milestone 一天後感

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android, milestone

今天用了milestone. 一整天，對於我這個對電腦編程有一定認識的人來說，這是一個很好的練習機會，把這機器完全調整成我專用的手機。現在我的手機服務計劃是每一kb 收費的，因此我暫時對雲端的應用沒有什麽興趣，但是我倒是有一個wish list.

1. 一個好一點的garbage collector。

2. 一個moto keyboard style 的shift和alt 的倉頡。

現在我正在用milestone打日記

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android, milestone

在台灣之旅之後，發現自己對smartphone是有一定的需要的。從前總對聰明的東西有歧視，覺得這些東西是注定做不好一部電話應該做好的事情︰打電話。但是今次環島之旅感受到科技的洪流…終於受不了誘惑，買了milestone ！立刻下載了這個wordpress的widget。我現在好像劉姥姥入大觀園一樣，覺得所有事物都很新奇呢！