Android Development - Udacity Capstone

I'm currently working my way through the Udacity Android Nanodegree and, way later than planned, I'm finally on the last project.  Overall the course has been good and it has been interesting watching it develop as I have been working through it.  One downside is that the course fees are paid monthly, so for each month that you are on the course you hand over another chunk of money.  If you have lots of spare time and can work uninterrupted then it could be seen as a major bonus - get the course completed quickly and it actually works out pretty cheap compared to other courses.  However, if like me things like work and life in general have got in the way then you'll see one month after another roll past and you'll realise it has actually cost you a pretty penny.  Oh well.

Anyway, here I am, finally(!) on the final half of the final project.  This project is down as a Capstone with the idea being that you create one app that displays everything you have learnt on the course.  Stuck for ideas I have wimped out and gone with one of the provided 'starter-ideas' of doing a Reddit app.  The idea that forms the basis of my take on it is pretty simple - posts are displayed to you as a deck of cards allowing you to either dismiss them or add them to your reading pile.  As time goes on stats are built up showing you your reading habits to help you discover what subreddits you should be following.

I have just had my plan approved - you can read it here - so now I just need to build it.  Along the way I imagine I'll hit all sorts of hiccups which I'll document for future reference.

Anyway, here goes...