The latest articles on DEV Community by Nimesh Kasun (@nimeshkasun). https://dev.to/nimeshkasun https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F390075%2F49c2e39c-3679-4f0d-b320-99b5158f4786.jpeg https://dev.to/nimeshkasun en Nimesh Kasun Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:23:06 +0000 https://dev.to/nimeshkasun/hacktoberfest-2020-51b1 https://dev.to/nimeshkasun/hacktoberfest-2020-51b1 <p>Hacktoberfest 2020</p> <p>Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software run by DigitalOcean in partnership with GitHub. Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community! You just need to make four contributions to open source before October 31 and can receive a free Hacktoberfest t-shirt.</p> <p>Visit <a href="https://hacktoberfest.edvicon.org">https://hacktoberfest.edvicon.org</a> and follow instructions.</p> <p>Language Stack: HTML, C#, Python</p> <p>Until the end of October ONLY</p> hacktoberfest hacktoberfest2020 github edviconedu Nimesh Kasun Wed, 20 May 2020 06:25:11 +0000 https://dev.to/nimeshkasun/foodiepal-android-app-for-food-recipes-1p3o https://dev.to/nimeshkasun/foodiepal-android-app-for-food-recipes-1p3o <h2> My Final Project </h2> <p>This android app uses APIs to get food recipes and view within the app. The app is built for the submission of an assessment in the final year, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.</p> <h2> Demo Link </h2> <p>[APK can be downloaded from the Repository]</p> <h2> Link to Code </h2> <p><code>https://github.com/nimeshkasun/FoodiePal-Android-app-for-Food-Recipes</code></p> <h2> How I built it (what's the stack? did I run into issues or discover something new along the way?) </h2> <p>I used the Android Studio. There were several issues with the API and data retrieving. But after doing some research on possible solutions, I could find the best optimal ways to use any API and handle data.</p> <h2> Additional Thoughts / Feelings / Stories </h2> <p>I was stuck with UI designing. Yet, I followed tutorials and learned to design attractively. That knowledge is like gold to me.</p>