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
