For the genuinely confused.
I’m a big believer of learning by disassembly and reassembly, so for today’s walk-through, we’re going to break open a GeoJSON file to see what falls out.
Continue reading “What is a GeoJSON File? And Can we Jerry Rig One with Python?”
Today’s tutorial is a quick dive into the world of online mapping. We’re going to bounce in and out of different programs and services to do that, so be prepared to do some account set-ups/downloads. The good news is these all are free. You might get prompted for upgrades and such, but the base-level plans are no cost for small, non-commercial projects.
A basic understanding of HTML is helpful, but not necessary for this. If anything, JavaScript would be good to know; though, really if you’ve done any coding, you’ll know enough to modify the existing code for a functional map.
Continue reading “Javascript: How to Make a Simple Web Map”
Arrays have a beautiful way of condensing code. To put it simply, an array is just storage space. It’s a closet. You throw data inside, so that it’s easier to find and use later.
Last week we covered how toast happens in Android Studio. Today, we’re going to make it a tad more dynamic with an if/else statement. Going back to this Riddler App, I want to add hints for the user if they can’t guess the answer outright. Quick reminder, our test riddle was “What has a neck but no head?” Most people start guessing insects for that one (isn’t an earthworm basically all neck? you might argue), but the answer we’re looking for is “A Bottle.”
To keep the mystery alive, we’re going to keep hints semi-living creatures related. If a user hits the Hint button once, a toast message will pop out reading, “It has no fingers or toes either.” Otherwise, the toast will say, “And lives all over the world.”
Today’s tutorial is a continuation of How to Make a Genuinely Basic App. All we’re doing is adding a method to give a new button a job. This is the coding equivalent to dipping a toe in the water so as to not become overwhelmed at the sheer horror of all the java inside a basic project in Android Studio.
The method of choice for our experiment—toast.
I’m back! After a short 14 month siesta, I’ve decided to change gears and pick up App design.
Don’t worry. Today’s tutorial is going to be extremely light on the coding because for the most part, we’re just generating a hoard of files with pre-written code. After that, this is going to be an exercise in strategically ignoring all but the most essential bits required to make an Android app. Our goal is to adapt a few key pieces of that code to lay the groundwork for java tutorials in the future.
Let’s get started.
Did you know that if you go to Google Docs and try to load a csv file with 11,920 rows and 92 columns, you’ll likely get a warning like this?
Last week, I wrote a function that loops through all the characters in the first paragraph of a Google Doc. But chances are, if you’re running through all the characters in a paragraph, you’re going to need all the characters in all the paragraphs.
How the heck do you do that?
Continue reading “JavaScript: How to Loop All Letters in a Word Doc”
I live in Miami.
And I can tell you from experience, the Craigslist housing listing page is the 8th circle of hell. Evil pits, horned demons, real estate agents posting fake listings as bait for new clients.
Who has the time to sift through all that?
Continue reading “Python: How to Scrape Craigslist Housing Posts”
SpeechRecognition is a module that to helps Python scripts interact with outside Speech-to-Text engines. It’s important to note here that the module doesn’t actually transcribe audio on its own—it’s more like a sports agent, connecting you with talent.
And some of that talent can be had or tried free of charge. Today, I’ll be looking exclusively at those.
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