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

[Stephen Partington]

You can also try on xda.

Questions I have are what is the source format? And what is the end goal.
There are a number of eBook readers that seem to me to have much of this
functionality already....
On Aug 3, 2014 5:26 PM, "Kaoru Wilbur" <m.kaoru.wilbur at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes.
> Java, xml
>
> You can use C++ with NDK.
>
> Basic programming using the Android kit ADT.
>
> I use Eclipse but an Android Studio was released and some people use
> that... especially when they cannot install correct tools.
>
> If you ever wrote applets, it is very similar...
> One thing to remember if you do hire an Android developer and plan to put
> your app in Play is to get the key when the app is done.
>
> If you don't have that key... you cannot update that app that exists in
> Play Store!
>
> Marcia
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 4:35 PM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>
>>> Paul Mooring
>>> Operations Engineer
>>> Chef
>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] http://elance.com
>>> [2] http://odesk.com
>>> [3]
>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.
>>> CompareBibleVersionsPackage
>>> [4] http://actionline.com
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