OT: Android Dev Questions

[James Dugger]

My brother has 2 partners that started developing for the iphone.  Their
clients started screaming for Android versions within a year of the success
of their iphone apps, and they can't port fast enough.

On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Android is way to popular to disappear anytime soon. I know eclipse has
> some built in tools for android sdk and the new emulators help a ton. Mark
> covered allot but did not mention there are two ways to build an app one is
> more modular the other being more closely tied to hardware.
>
> But getting into the rom/mod community will get you some good contacts for
> android development and places to promote applications or find testers.
> On Jul 10, 2012 6:27 AM, "keith smith" <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>  Posted to PLUG, TFUG, AzPHP
>>
>>
>>  I wondering about trends. Currently I make my living as a LAMP
>> developer. The market seems strong and lots of main stream apps are built
>> with PHP. So I expect the market to continue to be strong for 10 – 15
>> years. That is the time frame I am interested in.
>>
>>
>>  Things are moving rather fast now. Cheap hardware is now a reality. It
>> looks like a smart phone has more CPU and RAM than the laptop I bought 10
>> year ago, and the desktop I bought 7 year ago. I think I saw a smart phone
>> that had a dual core 1.5ghtz processor and a gig of RAM. My first 2
>> computers didn't even have hard drives......
>>
>>
>>  I'm intrigued by Android development. Seems there is really only one
>> option and that is the Android SDK that is modified Java. I don't find Java
>> to be intuitive, however I can live with it.
>>
>>
>>  My main question has to do with compatibility. A friend tells me he
>> thinks there are comparability issues between manufactures since they
>> modify Android to met their needs and the lack of standards. After
>> exchanging emails, it sounds like writing Android code is like writing
>> JavaScript that needs to run in all the currently available browsers. We
>> have JavaScript solutions – MooTools, jQuery … etc. However in the short
>> time I've been looking at Android development, I have not found any
>> information on compatibility issues (however I have not search either).
>>
>>
>>  I have lots of questions.
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    What is the life expectancy of Android? Will it be around 15 years
>>    from now?
>>    2.
>>
>>    How hard is it to upgrade a phone to a newer version of Android?
>>    3.
>>
>>    Are there any compatibility issues?
>>    4.
>>
>>    How does one monetize Android application development skills?
>>    5.
>>
>>    Where can I find quality used Android phones?
>>    6.
>>
>>    What device would you recommend I use to learn Android development –
>>    Phone, Tablet, Simulator....?
>>
>>
>>  Thank you so much for all your insight.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Keith Smith
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James
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