My first Android App
Web and SaaS
order taking for wholesale business
SHOW HN2020
123points
58comments
#519of 3,028 in 2020
Top 18%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
6 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good first app solving a real internal business problem
From 3 comments
i think it's awesome that you solved a problem yourself and learned something new. to me, it makes sense that you built a native android app given the use-case you're describing…
mysticllama on HNCongrats on solving your internal business problem. I did something similar for a company I worked for but using windows toughbook devices. BTW, what beer is that?
frequentnapper on HNGreat job. I am learning to build apps in android. Currently most of the tutorials and even books I come across have quite small examples to follow, usually 2 activity files and…
smckk on HN
Objections
Should be a web app or PWA instead of native app
From 3 comments
There probably aren't many sawyers on iPhone, but still I'm curious... at this point in time, why not just a PWA for something like this? Even if the other advantages are…
jessaustin on HNThis should be a web app
cheez on HNI would never download an app just to buy stuff from a random company, even a local company I'd use (and live in a rural area now, person-to-person contact matters, I'm bought…
joe_the_user on HN
Dated UI design
From 2 comments
Not to be a Debbie downer but design wise it has issues both aesthetically and in its flow. It's hard to gauge the overall status in the order processing and functionality isn't…
httpsterio on HNI was going to say, what version of Android is the demo video running? It looks like it's the Android design from 5 years ago. Definitely could use some UI enhancements.
mfkp on HN
Code organization and lifecycle handling need work
From 3 comments
Nowadays it's recommended to use Fragments instead of Activities, but it's kind of controversial topic. It looks like you have some hardcoded data. I would move that to…
tananaev on HNThe biggest pitfall is saving and restoring the app state when the configuration changes or the process is killed. Your app runs into UX problems and at one instance a crash,…
Farbklex on HNI didn't dig too deeply into the code itself and the logic flows, but at a very high level I could start with some project organization feedback that might make your life easier…
Benjammer on HN
Requests
Add screenshots to the GitHub page
From 1 comment
Some screenshots on the github page would be nice.
NonEUCitizen on HN
Use Material design defaults instead of custom styling
From 1 comment
My tip is not to use custom styling for buttons/text/etc just use the default Material design. It is already pretty nice, certainly better than what a non-designer can come up…
vegesm on HN
Questions
Why build a mobile app instead of a web app
From 2 comments
That's a nice pet project, congrats with HN 1st page) Out of curiosity: was it really nesessary to build a mobile app, what are the benefits compared to web-app?
SergeAx on HNI would never download an app just to buy stuff from a random company, even a local company I'd use (and live in a rural area now, person-to-person contact matters, I'm bought…
joe_the_user on HN
Whether fragments or activities are best
From 2 comments
Motivation: My family owns a company that sells sawn wood and plywood products. Although I am currently not engaged in its business, I am very interested in finding out how the…
maherdeeb on HN>I used activities instead of fragments. I had the feeling that the fragment was not the best option because the navigation plan can be too complex. am I right? > When choosing…
quantummkv on HN
Alternatives named
Progressive web app
From 2 comments
There probably aren't many sawyers on iPhone, but still I'm curious... at this point in time, why not just a PWA for something like this? Even if the other advantages are…
jessaustin on HNPWA: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_application
darkteflon on HN
Flutter
From 1 comment
Hey if you are starting with Android development, take a look at http://flutter.dev
rohan1024 on HN