Becoming an Android Developer: The Easy, Medium, and Hard Paths

In this video, I will take you through a brief history of mobile development with a special focus on Android & we will see what it means to be an android developer or a mobile developer in 2023.
In the first part of the video, we’ll go over the history of Android development from 2010 to 2022, discussing the most significant events, tools, and frameworks that have shaped the Android development landscape over the last decade.
In the second part, I’ll explain why you should become an Android developer, discussing job opportunities and the sheer number of Android devices worldwide. I’ll also give you three different ways to become an Android developer, ranging from easy to hard.
Whether you’re interested in becoming a mobile engineer or a full-stack developer, this video is essential viewing. Join me on this journey through the past, present, and future of mobile development with a focus on Android.

My article on how we arrived on state driven UIs: https://medium.com/proandroiddev/the-evolution-of-writing-modern-mobile-apps-642572553bb8
Flutter bootcamp created in collaboration with Google Flutter team: https://www.udemy.com/course/flutter-bootcamp-with-dart/
Medium way:
Android basics with compose: https://developer.android.com/courses/android-basics-compose/course
Android interview prep: https://www.udacity.com/course/android-interview-prep–ud241
Room database: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/room
MVC, MVVM: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-mvc-and-mvvm-architecture-pattern-in-android/
obfuscation: https://developer.android.com/build/shrink-code

Hard way:
Head first java India link: https://amzn.to/3LBQFMX
Head first java US link: https://amzn.to/3LeDcJz
Kotlin for java developers: https://developer.android.com/courses/pathways/kotlin-for-java
Udacity developing android apps with kotlin: https://www.udacity.com/course/developing-android-apps-with-kotlin–ud9012
Udacity learn kotlin: https://www.udacity.com/course/android-kotlin-developer-nanodegree–nd940
Publishing apps: https://developer.android.com/studio/publish
Efficient android threading book US link: https://amzn.to/3LEroS8
Efficient android threading book India link: https://amzn.to/44amu6O

ADB podcast: https://adbackstage.libsyn.com/
Android developers channel: @AndroidDevelopers

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Content markers
00:00 Intro
00:38 The last decade
03:23 Why become an android developer
04:20 6 imporant aspects of android development
06:13 Easy way of becoming android developer
08:03 Medium way to get a job
09:25 Hard way
11:28 Outro

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