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title: 'Developer Install Guide'
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date: '2026-09-25'
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# Developer Install Guide

- Create user account
- Joined Twelvetone group (by invitation)
- Create new page
- Review Wiki Syntax help Wiki Help
- Join Vaandroid on slack group (by invitation)
- Install intelliJ <https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/ideaIU-162.917.19.dmg>
- Write Hello World java application 
    - Review lifecycle components such as clean, validate, compile, etc
- Begin Android Application 
    - Download latest android sdk <https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html>
    - Run android sdk manager, install al packages for API 23. Note the file path
    - Point intelliJ to sdk (previous file path) <https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.1/configuring-intellij-platform-plugin-sdk.html>
    - Create a layout that is supported by our implementation (ex LinearLayout) in activity\_main.xml
    - Add a simple text
    - Check to see if it renders in the gui renderer (may not work with API 24)

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