Sorry if you were offended by my attempt to create a unified place where people can express themselves about their Android wishes. I just discovered http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list within the last couple of hours, which is essentially what I was trying to create. Albeit, I maintain that having a much more informal and conversational mirror of that list couldn't hurt, and would be a good place for people to talk, learn, and jot down everything they can think of (including things that they may not know how to write down specifically enough to make it an "enhancement" or a "bug" on the official list.
I'm only fifteen years old, and haven't yet learned C or C++ so unfortunately I'm currently unable to directly enhance the Android source code. Trust me, I evangelize and preach about Android and other Google products plenty, much to grumblings of my friends. In fact, I've even been stigmatized as a crazed Google fanboy by most people in my life :P (to such a point where I download Google Chrome on everybody's computer I see using a browser including my school libraries :), and have even converted some diehard Mozilla fans). I've had some experience programming and am very interested in learning Java and the extensions necessary to make applications for Android (I've read most of the resources online and am looking for a book or some hard copy reference source, however, it's interesting that it was you who tried to shut me down because I checked out your company and you guys make three Android development books which claim to be good for even people who don't have previous knowledge of Java, unbiasedly (I realize that it's your company so you have a conflict of interest, and I also know I just put a parentheses in a parentheses in this giant sentence) would you recommend these? Furthermore, I didn't know Google allowed third party operators to write end-user guides or development documentation, though currently I wouldn't be in a position to write the latter, and unfortunately don't own a G1 or Android powered device so can't really write either the former or application reviews. I have worked extensively on improving other Google projects more within my realm, however, I see massive potential in Android and note it's import, thus, though possibly ill suited have taken an interest in it as well. Thus, while I'd love to "DO THE WORK", and I fully understand and empathize with your frustration, please realize that I am trying to help the platform in the only manner I am currently capable of. Furthermore, even though you stated that I am "trying to start" these threads, in my opinion they have been exceedingly successful and I have learned much from other members of the community who were kind enough to share their insights and knowledge, especially the Google engineers who have illuminated me to how Android is seen and run within Google. *I acknowledge that my last paragraph was much too large for a paragraph, but I'm a bit rushed and running on minimal sleep* Finally, I would be very interested in any other ways you can think of for someone in my position to help improve Android besides learning, reading, promoting, offering feedback and making suggestions, and working on developing applications? As a larger question to any Google engineer who happens to be reading this discussion, would Google take a highschooler for a summer internship, for I feel that working inside I could be much more productive through increasing communication and other internal functions. Specifically, any opportunity in the New York City area. Thank you for your ideas Mark. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
