Standup NY: 10/12/12: All the events

Interestings

Android: View.onTouchEvent()

If you get an ACTION_DOWN event in View.onTouchEvent() and you return false, then you will not get the corresponding ACTION_UP event.

If you follow some of the easy to find and clear online examples for GestureDetector you might not return true when handling the onTouchEvent. Without ACTION_UP events some gestures will never register.

This is wrong:
@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
}

Do this instead:
@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event){
gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
return true;
}

Events

Monday: MON: PyLadies Meetup in Grand Central

A group for Python ladies of all levels of programming experience, in the NYC metro area.

Monday: MON: Database Event in Main Event Space

Explore techniques for merging traditional database concepts (including immediate consistency and reliability) with the flexibility and high performance seen in NoSQL database systems.

Tuesday: TUES: Agile Experience Meetup in Main Event Space

A key trend among UX designers on Agile teams is a shift away from using software to create design docs like wireframes and personas, and instead creating specs by hand.

Tuesday: TUES: NYC Machine- Probabalistic Graphic Models in Grand Central

In this class, you will learn the basics of the PGM representation and how to construct them, using both human knowledge and machine learning techniques.

Wednesday: WEDS: Database Event