I'm interested in creating an Android app that helps organize my pantry. The app should include a receipt scanner with OCR capabilities, lists for sorting grocery items, and a section for managing opened packages. My coding experience is minimal; I took a couple of software development courses in university, but I didn't do so well. I'm looking for guidance on where to start, which IDE to use, and whether I can develop this app on a Raspberry Pi or my Android phone. I want to emphasize that this is a personal hobby project, so I'm not aiming for perfection or a public release.
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Starting with barcode scanning instead of receipt scanning might be a more straightforward approach. It lets you set up a functioning minimum viable product without getting bogged down by text recognition right away. You'll just need to scan each product's barcode instead, but it should simplify things a bit for a first project.
Does barcode scanning give you all the info you need? Where can I find the details about the barcodes? That actually sounds like a great idea!