OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

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Hi Paul,

One would think that Andriod programming is going to be with us for 
year... decade at least.  However that begs the question, what do you 
(or anyone else) think the long term demand will be?  Increasing or 
decreasing?

Is there any barriers to entry like a nasty learning curve?  Specialized 
hardware?  ETC...

I think I looked at the SDK about a year ago and as I recall it looked 
to be Java based and then I think I was told of a C++ SDK.  IIRC - I 
think it was something that looked to take a little effort to learn but 
not too bad.

I think i recall something about using JavaScript.....?

Thanks!
Keith


On 2014-08-03 16:09, Paul Mooring wrote:
> Not to discourage you from trying to make this happen, but a bit of
> perspective might help.  Currently android/java developers are in
> great demand, where I live the average salary is around $110,000/yr or
> roughly $2100/week.  Having done a bit of contract/outsourcing work
> myself, I can tell you the experienced contractors/developers intended
> to lose as much as a weeks time on any project just trying to
> understand what needs to happen and working with the stake holders to
> make changes along the lines of "one more simple thing".  The take
> away is there's going to be a minimum price/complexity to justify
> taking on a project for a skilled/competent developer and if your app
> doesn't meet that benchmark you're going to have  hard time finding a
> U.S. based competent developer interested in it.
> 
> This doesn't mean it's a bad idea or you shouldn't do it, just keep in
> mind that while you may be really passionate about your idea to
> developers it's one of many offers to work on a contract for an
> individual  offering below market rates.  That's a great fit for 
> contractors in India, students or a dev trying to expand her skill set
> (web dev still learning mobile apps, etc.) but not so appealing to
> established professionals.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 10:04 AM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> 
>> Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...
>> 
>> How can I find a skilled/competent/reasonably priced Android App
>> Developer ... preferrably Arizona local or at least in the U.S.?
>> 
>> I've tried elance.com [1] and odesk.com [2] and several similar
>> sites, without
>> success. Mostly get proposals from India and Pakistan, etc.
>> 
>> I'm willing to pay up to $1,000 (perhaps more) to get the results
>> we need
>> for an app to read, scroll, flip pages, and search within a book.
>> Should
>> be relatively simple and straight-forward.  Need to be able to add
>> to the
>> content and submit updates to the Google playstore myself.
>> 
>> See my first-attempt (which does not yet work as well as we need it
>> to)
>> here:
>> 
>> 
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.CompareBibleVersionsPackage
>> [3]
>> 
>> Please respond either here or off-line to joe(at)actionline.com [4]
>> 
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