[android-challenge] Re: Communication

[Bruno Sauer]

well put murmeister - right on. After all the whining here lately, it is refreshing to see someone with a positive attitude! good luck to you (which is superfluous; you'll make luck happen) murmeister wrote: I also agree that the judges can probably determine a lot from the docs and the way the app loads (or doesn't load). Initial impressions are very compelling and can color the impression of the judge. Since one of the categories was "polish", a judge may decide the app deserves no additional inspection if they know the app will get a "0" on that category. As difficult as it may be for some people to relax, please try! :) A friend of mine pointed out that Google didn't get to be the size and success they are by doing things in a bone-headed way. Their process is most likely very well planned and thought-out. It is also probably not readily apparent to a bunch of developers eager to gain affirmation for their work. Be proud of your accomplishments! You tackled a new environment with a very difficult deadline. The documentation and available samples were sparse and the help from peers was sporadic at times because of the competitive nature of the challenge. In a corporate development world, you'd be among the elite! Very few development teams deliver software on time under such conditions. I suspect very few of the 1788 submissions were in it just for the money. The vast majority were inspired by the diificult nature of the challenge and the "cool" factor of being one of the few to use a new technology. Those same folks were probably the first to adopt new technologies on their preferred platforms, too. They are also most likely the technical leaders in their "real jobs". According to an IT Week article (http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/analysis/2171281/why- projects-fail) 90 percent of software projects are completed late. Using that percentage, there are about 16,000 people out there that tried and failed to deliver a working app by the deadline. Just take a moment to reflect on your victory! Would I like to be one of the 50? Heck yeah! The real question is why? The money can't be the sole reason. If you work out the math, most people probably spent between 400-500 hours working on their submission. That's an hourly rate of about $50-$60 per hour - much less if there was more than one person on the team. The caliber of applications that will win the challenge will be written by folks that can make that hourly rate and much more in their day jobs. For me, I guess it boils down to validation. When I first looked at the Android SDK, I wasn't sure I could adapt to the way it worked. There was so much to learn and master. There were many times when my frustration level was through the roof and I wasn't sure I could complete the project on time. Completing the challenge was very rewarding all by itself. Being recognized as one of the best would just be icing on the cake. For now, I'm using the time to port my app to other handheld platforms. My ultimate vision is to have a globally marketable application. If Google doesn't recognize its value, I'll keep pushing until it's good enough for someone else to sponsor it to the world. I won't blame Google for lack of vision or comprehension of my brilliance. I think the problem will lie much closer to home. <stepping down from soap box> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to android-challenge@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---