I think it is just one more skill, and a fun one to learn, and as someone said it seems to be in demand right now as part of the more general mobile dev push. Google is making it easier to enter with appdev or whatever, and folks will - I think - do some cool things with it you would have never thought possible, but it's just one more thing to make things with. Pencils are pretty simple things that anyone in the world can use (well, used to use), but there's more to it than just being able to write something down with it. And I'm sure there's a better analogy...
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Justin Anderson <magouyaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would have to agree that for the most part creating Android Apps would not > be a career. While it is true that a few developers may be able to make it > a career the majority of us do it for fun... > > I have three apps on the Android Market (2 paid and 1 free)... All apps are > rated 4 or 4 1/2 stars and yet my highest months of sales are about $100 > after Google's cut. Its not bad for a hobby (especially since I write my > apps because I use and like them) but anyone trying to make it as a full > time career should have a viable alternative. > > Thanks, > Justin Anderson > MagouyaWare Developer > http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware > > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Kristopher Micinski > <krismicin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:11 PM, imran115 <imran.hyd...@yahoo.co.uk> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I was wondering what peoples thoughts maybe on the application that >>> Android are developing, that allows people with no programming >>> experience to create apps. I am currently learning the basics in >>> Android development and wanted to pursue it as a career. Is there any >>> point, as just about anyone will soon be able to create an app? >>> >>> The link below shows what I am talking about. >>> >>> http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/ >>> >>> Will programming for Android apps no longer be a specialist skill, >>> hence not much of a career? >> >> I'm going to argue that "Android apps" is not a career. >> You won't find many people making real money on their apps. Most people >> do it for a mix of fun and profit, if that. >> Android application development is a really niche area, without a solid >> background in computer science or some related field, you'll quickly be out >> of a job with no alternative. >> But to answer your question, of course not, see the last point in Edsger >> Dijkstra's "How do we tell truth's that might hurt" :-) >> Kris >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
