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

[Stephen Partington]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.coolreader

I knew I had seen many of these features
On Aug 3, 2014 11:21 PM, "Stephen Partington" <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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