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Why we use Trello
This article could be reduced to only one sentence: Because it exactly matches our vision of sophisticated simplicity. But since …
Fonts in mobile apps for developers
In following text we describe basic principles every programmer should respect when developing mobile app. Use proper units Fonts in …
Android - duplicated phone state broadcast on Lollipop
Starting with the Android Lollipop mobile operating system, PHONE_STATE broadcast (aka ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED) is fired twice for incoming calls. Reasons are hidden …
Bugs are not an inside job and how we prevent them
I am sure you are familiar with the following situation, too. You have updated a new version of an app …
PR: New web interface of Czech app improves & expands vocabulary even easier
The Czech vocabulary-building app Vocabulary Miner created by studio SKOUMAL is based on the popular Flashcard System enriched with interactive …
Creating changelogs easily
All things considering you are probably using git to version your changes, if not here is a quick-start guide. You see I …
Why do we user test products?
This article is certainly not our last one on exploring user-research and the involvement of the end user in the …
How we polish the product: App Testing & Acceptance
At the time when developers are done with their work, we start the process of polishing the product. In cooperation …
Press release: Czech app offers 2000 ready-to-use vocabulary sets
Ready-to-use vocabulary packages already in the app During its first year, the vocabulary-building app Vocabulary Miner created by SKOUMAL studio …
Android - drawing multiline text on bitmap
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Internship Experience at Studio SKOUMAL
The majority of internships tend to follow a similar design: join a company, have your expectations shattered (negatively for the …
Android - run your SyncAdapter immediately
Android has great support for server client synchronization. There is lot of thinks to implement and the documentation is not …
Android - use clickable RatingBar in ListView
Rating bar works well in ListView in Android 4 and higher. You can scroll the list by swiping along X …