This is a great thread. I'd like to add to the below points: - do something in a domain you know well and enjoy, that will touch on various areas of the android platform - solve an interesting problem in that domain that android/mobile/etc may be uniquely suitable for - set some limits on what your "version 1.0" will be - dive deep into it... you're subscribed to this group and there's a wealth of knowledge here in the archives and among the braintrust that reply to intelligent questions and topics -- literally, the google engineers who write the SDK respond to pertinent threads! - sleep less, sacrifice some time to learn as much as you can, really, _sleep less_! - make lots of mistakes, fail, do things the wrong way and then improve - publish - have fun, experience some joy and passion for the process, it's an end in itself!
After you make your first app, you'll be in a much better position to get android work, as you'll have something to show for your general development skills, in an android product you've produced. On Saturday, May 14, 2011 12:25:17 AM UTC-4, Brill Pappin wrote: > > haha, particularly since 25 years ago, hardly anyone knew java (if it was > even released). > I have something between 15 or 16 years of experience with java now now > (exact numbers are fuzzy in my old age)... and I started with java 1.1 :) > In fact i think its only about 17 years old! > > Anyway. > If your writing code for someone else, there are multiple ways that can > work, but demonstrating an published app should be pretty good proof. > > Our group decided to publish apps ourselves because we wanted some that > didn't exist or we were not satisfied with what we could get. > Even with four apps in the market, it doesn't pay us nearly enough to > replace our day jobs... so we work at night and use the money we make to > support our customers and buy hardware when we want it (or to finance some > other startup project idea). > > I personally also get to develop on the Android platform for my clients > (the ones where I actually make my living) but its a side thing, simply one > of the many many skills I'm expected to have or to able to handle in order > to get a large hourly rate. > > The long and the short of it is. Start. > or i guess if your a nike fan. Just Do It. > With luck you'll get an opportunity, and when you do you will have > something to show for it. > > You are lucky in that right now Android developers are in short supply so > your more likely to land a job doing it with minimal experience than you > will be later. Personally, I'll never go back to a cubical farm if I can > help it, but its taken years to get to that stage. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
