And it's probably a good idea to acknowledge that we have an Android "gold rush" going on at the moment so the market will be flooded with Android developers. And it will be difficult for those in the position of hiring to sort out who knows what they are doing and those who don't.
As far as how long the "gold rush" will last is another issue. I suspect it will simmer down in a year or two. But as far as Android having "legs" in my opinion it is a winning idea so will be around for years. We had a "gold rush" in multimedia in the early 1990s and then a "gold rush" in games in the late 90s. Part of the problem in the early 90s when I was in the position to hire people for a game company was the lack of the programming skills of programmer graduating from colleges because colleges often were behind the curve in their training. I was more likely to hire someone who learned programming out a book and could show me a bunch of programs they had written. Eventually the colleges got their act together. As someone mentioned just be good at your skills and I would add don't put "all your eggs in one basket." Be aware that their are "software engineers" and "application developers" and what the difference is (though this can often start quite a religious war among programmers). On May 24, 7:11 pm, Brian Gupta <brian.gu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Imran115, > > Like almost anything in technology that has commercial value, highly > skilled specialists will always be in demand. While the ability to > make a living selling individual apps can be a bit hit or miss, if you > are a solid Android programmer, you can easily get a job. I don't > think App Builder will do anything to change this. > > For the foreseeable future there will be demand for skilled folks that > can program Android app using the SDK, and more and more NDK apps. > (Plus alternate frameworks). > > If fear of App Builder is the only thing holding you back, I would say > go for it. If there are other concerns, like you aren't sure you would > enjoy programming, or don't think it's something that fits your > personality, then maybe you should reconsider. > > I would also suggest that you spend the 30 mins it takes to install > and configure AppBuilder, and you'll see it isn't the panacea you > fear. You still have to be able to design solid interfaces, and you > still need to have Computational Thinking skills. IE: It's not > magically writing apps for people. > > - Brian Gupta > > New York City user groups calendar:http://nyc.brandorr.com/ > > 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? > > > -- > > 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
