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VGCollect for Android / Completely new app... for everyone?

« on: September 20, 2015, 09:34:31 pm »

I've been looking for a tool to use to catalog my game collection for a long time.  A friend recommended this site, and I have to say, it's my favorite of what I've seen so far.  I've also been reading about people wanting a mobile app, Matt wanting help with the Android app, no iOS version, etc.

I have a lot of experience with cross-platform development.  Given our collective "want list", I believe PhoneGap/Cordova would be a great platform to build on.  It would provide:

• Familiar technology (HTML, CSS, JS) so more can contribute.
• Access to the phone or tablet camera for rapid entry of items (either photos or barcodes).
• Runs on all platforms used by (normal) people, including desktops.
• Provides SQL based local storage and HTTP/WebSockets for syncing.
• Free and open, as long as we don't poison it with a "bad" plugin.

So who wants to design and then build the collecting app to end all collecting apps?


Scott

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VGCollect for Android / Re: Android Developers?

« on: September 20, 2015, 05:59:31 pm »

Do you have any experience working with git/github? The main issue that I'm dealing with it that I don't want to expose some of the server side API that I've written for VGC. I think with little effort I could rewrite some of it to store the API key in a file and just add it to .gitignore. I'd also need to create a few keys for developers to use.

Security through obscurity isn't a thing.  If it's just an API key you're hiding, someone could easily sniff that.  :-)

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General / Re: What gaming podcasts do you listen to?

« on: February 27, 2015, 04:58:30 pm »

The World Famous Video Games Show!

http://videogamesshow.com/