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Apps include a discussion forum to my app?

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ThunderBunny

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hi ,
Im currently working in an app for my uni , it's mainly for students of that university , it includes courses , timetables , messaging , newsfeed , etc.. but i was thinking about adding a discussion forum to it instead of the news feed thing , and im really stuck at this point as I want to create the forum with native UI sdk , is that actually possible or I should create a forum website and then add it to my android app ?
 
I'd do this as a website. Why do you need an app?
Make your web pages mobile friendly, and you've got the widest possible platform compatibility. It'll even work on iPhones.
 
LV426 said:
I'd do this as a website. Why do you need an app?
Make your web pages mobile friendly, and you've got the widest possible platform compatibility. It'll even work on iPhones.
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it's only because i chose to work on android for my final year project .. and i wanted to include a forum in the app, i found out that it's really hard to work with two databases if im gonna do a website forum then implement it in a webview in my app , so I think i'll just build it with the android UI available ..
 
Ok, but you're making a lot of work for yourself implementing a native discussion forum from scratch. Hope you've allocated a lot of time for this project. Good luck.
 
I'm not a developer, but if you're making a forum for multiple users to interact, I think it's going to need some sort of online server component made, as well as your client app running on Android. How long it will take to develop this, not a clue.
 
I'm guessing that during those 3 months you'll only be working on the project part-time, considering you're a student.
And what's your current level of knowledge regarding Android development?
It could be possible, but I'd think carefully about the scope of this project, in terms of the features you want to develop. I'd set the feature bar pretty low to start with. Sketch out a basic discussion board, only including the really essential features.
 
LV426 said:
I'm guessing that during those 3 months you'll only be working on the project part-time, considering you're a student.
And what's your current level of knowledge regarding Android development?
It could be possible, but I'd think carefully about the scope of this project, in terms of the features you want to develop. I'd set the feature bar pretty low to start with. Sketch out a basic discussion board, only including the really essential features.
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no thankfully it's full-time , i built a prototype for the app and i made the forum a basic one- like you said- , i didnt want to include some advanced stuff , i was asking because i dont really know if it's going to take so much work or the tools necessary because i never worked on an android discussion forum before , i can say im okay in android development i studied it for 2 years , it's not much but im doing an online course too
 
mikedt said:
I'm not a developer, but if you're making a forum for multiple users to interact, I think it's going to need some sort of online server component made, as well as your client app running on Android. How long it will take to develop this, not a clue.
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the online server means the server app ?
 
ThunderBunny said:
the online server means the server app ?
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Yes, the server which your Android app talks to. The server will have the job of storing and managing the data for your discussion forum.
I still think it's going to be a lot of work, but if you can devote a solid 3 months to it, you might have a chance. Interesting and challenging project though.
 
oh i understand now ... thank you for your help ! i will do my best anyway , i'll start with a basic forum then if i have time i'll try to implement more features.
 
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