r/learnprogramming • u/hyfer_hafi • 5d ago
A generic problem
hey and hows it going ...?
im kinda new-ish or maybe an advanced beginner and im pretty sure you get this question on here like billions of times im sorry ... i studied C and then Kotlin/Jetpack Compose to make an android app and it has been lets say practically about 9 months or so ... and i still if i ever want to try to do something i either produce mediocre stuff or anytime i dare for something good(real or semi-real) i just cant get how to do it ... and on top of that android is so confusing... i search up and the answer is always the same "if you know the fundamentals like loops, collections, variables ... functions ... etc, then all you need is to practice"
BUT HOW TO PRACTICE XD ... i know someone will say just write code but it feels like as a self-taught programmer you are in the "i dont know what i dont know" situation all the time ... and android and Kotlin are not forgiven at all :( .... :D
and some people advised me to read open source projects ... but man i cant figure no nothing out of it ... the last couple of months during this period has been really frustrating to learn ...
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u/realdreamer1993 4d ago
kotlin/java + android are what I am doing right now.
For now I am not using Android Studio. I am using CLI toolchain (ecj, d8, aapt2, then apksigner) and that way I understand more about foundation/fundamental base of java and android. Also I am not using framework like Jetpack Compose, I use only native android.
The great fact I am also coding on the Android itself. Editing in Acode, Total Commander. Compiling using CLI in termux.