MrKamar:
Who does avast anti virus reports your app as malicious?

dhtml18:
Nairaland is meant to be a social network for developers, however, the current version was not incomplete, i got distracted during the development and paused mid-way.
So, the new Nairaland has started, i just wireframed the basic idea here - www.Nairaland.net
The only thing that works for now is the authentication - http://www.Nairaland.net/user/login

Offline however, I am done with the backend and implementing many of the things you can see on the new UI. I estimate like a month for the new Nairaland to go live.

It is not exactly easy to single-handedly build stuffs like this, especially when you have client-jobs to do, I am a professional freelance developer.

Once Nairaland.net goes live, I shall be needing a mobile app, so your contributions will be welcome. And in case you are wondering, Nairaland.net is based on PHP. The current Nairaland.com is based on custom-codes while the upgrade i.e. Nairaland.net is based on CODIGNITER.

yunglary:
i have visited Nairaland.net and i think i can start an app from the idea on the main page, can i start?

dhtml18:

Err, that is just a wireframe mind you. i think you should hold on a bit till something more tangible comes out in a few weeks time, i appreciate the interest.

yunglary:
Hello everyone,
I created an unofficial android app for nairaland.com
so i released un unstable version for fellow developers to
use and tell me the performance of the app before i release
it to the General public, so i made sure all exceptions are
shown so that you can know what d app is going through.
At the beginning, you will be asked to choose you
Internet Service provider(ISP) which contains "Airtel"
and Others, choosing airtel would alow you use d app for
free
while(simCardIsAirtel){
appUsage = "FREE";
}
and others would use ur existing subscription.
Tap the light bulb to load post.
Click any topic to read.
I did not add any loading animation for the topics so
you have to be patient. if any error occur, you will be notified
with the exceptions.
App Info:
App Name: Nairaland Forum.
Package Name: com.latix.nairalandforum;
Version: 1.0.
Version Name: "1.0-unstable"
Packages: 1.
Java Classes: 16.
Activities: 1.
Raw File Size: 8.9MB.
Download Size: 7.7MB.
Link: http://www96.zippyshare.com/v/YVsIwy4O/file.html
Limitations:
1: Only images uploaded in nairaland would be visible, embedded images would be represented with a small cyan box.
2: You can not login or post anything, the app is just to read posts. Nairaland dont have a public api.
3: The app might contain some error, still unstable, so that is why i need you guys to test.

Any error found in the app should please be reported to me (ocollins444@gmail.com, +2348102485670) or posted on this thread.
Please Download, test and tell me what you feel about the app.
Thanks in advance

DanielTheGeek:


I may need your service for a mobile app soon (money involved).

@Dhtml, please look into renaming: my toolbox, my tutorials, my groups to just Toolbox, Tutorials, Groups....and what framework are you using?, i think i'm getting interested in Nairaland.

dhtml18:
The current Nairaland.com is based on custom-codes while the upgrade i.e. Nairaland.net is based on CODIGNITER.

GoodBoi1:

Is codeIgniter outdated? I plan to use the framework but the information I see online is discouraging e.g it teaches bad habits...

class Auth_controller extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
}
public function signup {
$this->load->helper([ 'url' , 'form']) ;
$this->load->view(' signup ') ;
$this->load->library(' form_validation' );

if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE) {
$this->load->view(' failed_page ') ;
}
else {
$this->load->view(' success_page ') ;
}
}
}

DanielTheGeek:


WTF!, that's like the most popular coolest PHP framework you are talking about...the brain behind the powerful expression engine, fear no more brother and start using CodeIgniter, It's a pretty good MVC framework...you may also look into Laravel or CakePHP tho.



What's bad with the way i wrote the above basic authentication code?... CodeIgniter rocks man

DanielTheGeek:


I may need your service for a mobile app soon (money involved).

@Dhtml, please look into renaming: my toolbox, my tutorials, my groups to just Toolbox, Tutorials, Groups....and what framework are you using?, i think i'm getting interested in Nairaland.

GoodBoi1:

Is codeIgniter outdated? I plan to use the framework but the information I see online is discouraging e.g it teaches bad habits...

dhtml18:

Err, I am using codigniter


I use codigniter because it fits my purpose. What i can say is that it is not for lazy developers.

dhtml18:
When i first got into codigniter, I was expecting to find plugins and stuffs that will be 100% perfect and all that, but mehn, I was in for a shocker, I almost ran away.
When i studied the architecture properly, I discovered that it is very extensible and is quite easy to create your own extensions, and that is what I did. Since I have written so many OOP stuffs in several projects that I have done over the years, I just imported in my libraries and all that with ease. Using CI boosts my speed, and forces me to use up-to-date OOP standard.
Yeah, I know that CI does not by default use namespace and all that, but I used namespaces in some aspects of my app sha, and many unconventional techniques that will shock even the makers of CI, but then, CI gives me freedom to do pretty much anything that I like.

But for those that are looking for a REAL SHORTCUT and are not ready to start endless recursive coding, please don't come to CI, go for YII2 or Laravel.

namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use App\Http\Requests;

class front extends Controller
{
public function authenticate() {
	    if (Auth::attempt(['email' => Request::get('email'), 'password' => Request::get('password')])) {
	        return redirect()->intended('succes_page');
	    } else {
	        return view('login', array('title' => 'Login to blah blah blah', 'description' => '', 'page' => 'login'));
	    }
	 }
}

godofbrowser:


Laravel

namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use App\Http\Requests;

class front extends Controller
{
public function authenticate() {
	    if (Auth::attempt(['email' => Request::get('email'), 'password' => Request::get('password')])) {
	        return redirect()->intended('succes_page');
	    } else {
	        return view('login', array('title' => 'Login to blah blah blah', 'description' => '', 'page' => 'login'));
	    }
	 }
}

DanielTheGeek:


Good one, you've shown the advantage of laravel over codeigniter. But still different tools work for different people.

DanielTheGeek:


Good one, you've shown the advantage of laravel over codeigniter. But still different tools work for different people.

godofbrowser:


True! Different road leads to a river.

Echatbook:
if you need assistance with Nairaland, I am quite available