What's needed to build a news app?

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Hi, guys.
I want to build a news app. Something like News App from Microsoft. How does it work?
What I mean is: I know that for a weather app You need something like API Key to use the service and You have to usually pay for it(depends how often you call the service).
I couldn't find any tutorial and any guide how to start and what knowledge I need to do that? So, I created some sort of list of questions if there is someone out there who knows answers would be good, please.
1. Is RSS reader the same as "news app"? (for me it seems to be different because I have newer seen any pictures on rss reader).
2. What aspects of programming should I learn first, how to consume web services or what? Any link to tutorial would be appreciated? Where Can I learn how "sucking" data
from servers work from basics? (video with examples would be great).
3. How Do I get API from News Websites like BBC,CNN,SKY NEWS etc. (Couldn't find it on the websites).
4. Any clue how much does it cost?
I would be very grateful for any kind of resource that would help me get that kind of knowledge.

Posted 5-Apr-15 6:19am

Reatellino

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Apr-15 12:30pm

Your whole approach does not look reasonable. You are jumping to random unrelated topics. If you did not learn main thing, how to learn, some Quick Answers hardly can help you.
—SA

Reatellino 5-Apr-15 13:15pm

Hey, If You notice people come here for advice not criticism. It's not a random topic. It's just a simple question. If You don't want to answer or You don't know the answer that's fine, but don't make stupid comments and don't criticize people for asking questions. Just don't write anything.
1. If You think that something is bad - say what is right.(don't just say it's bad).
2. Donn't just write to fill empty space.
(not everybody is an expert at programming)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Apr-15 13:27pm

You are the one who really needs the advice. And I'm trying to give it to you, in vain. I'm and not criticizing you for asking questions, I'm trying to tell you what you should do instead, but apparently failing, sorry, really sorry. You 1-3 items are also wrong or irrelevant. You are doing wrong thing and I'm trying to give you a hint on the right one. You want people to say what is right — I can tell your. Just learn programming without keeping in mind concrete goals — only this way you can come through the obstacles. You can learn what should you learn first only in the process of learning. One main rule is to focus on fundamentals...

And remember one important thing: all the progress in the world is fundamentally based on criticism. If you think you should not expect criticism, it would be better not asking questions, because you are not ready for the answers. But better ask questions and be ready for answers...

—SA

Reatellino 5-Apr-15 13:46pm

Let's agree to dressage. No point to continue this topic. Have a nice day.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Apr-15 14:24pm

Sure. You too.
—SA

BillWoodruff 5-Apr-15 16:06pm

I suggest you start by researching article here on CP on RSS readers, and web scraping.

Reatellino 6-Apr-15 14:04pm

Thank You:)

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Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-05T16:46:00

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Examples of news apps -

Creating a simple News App on Windows 8 for Beginners[^]
Building Windows Store Apps with with HTML5 and JavaScript[^]

Posted 5-Apr-15 16:46pm

Abhinav S

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Reatellino 6-Apr-15 14:06pm

Thanks a lot. That's exactly what I meant.:)