What would you choose?

Web Developer

Mobile Developer

Jhonathan Howard

• Giolosts
• PADC
• Ruby, JS, Python, Android
• DevCon PH
• @kaiifalcutela

Why choose me?

(Jumpstart into Android Development)

# The Growing Market

2005 @ St. Peters Square

2013 @ St. Peters Square

Mobile  use continous to grow 

By 2018

Mobile Platform Ownership increasingly favors Iphone and Android

51% increase

as of 2017

# Mobile Trends

Rapid Mobile Development

  Cloud Driven

App Security

 Beacon and Location Based Wi-Fi Services

Wearable Tech

M-commerce, Banking and Mobile Payments

 Internet of Things (IoT)

Big Data and App Analytics

The Growth of Enterprise Apps

In- App Advertising, App Marketing and Purchasing

User Experience First

 HTML 5

Mobile Gaming

Smart Cities, Homes and Offices

# Android Development

ANDROID

WHY YOU SHOULD GO NATIVE

TRADEOFFS

• Every engineering decision is a tradeoff

• Frameworks, tools, methodologies, platforms

• Time, money, expertise; in no particular order

PERFORMANCE IS NOT EVERYTHING

• Team expertise

• Time available

• Resources available

• Most devices are resource constrained

• Tooling

• The web will  catch up?

• I would wager that you could learn native faster than the web catching up

THE NETWORK IS UNRELIABLE

• Obviously, m.yourapp.com is largely affected

• Both native and mobile web apps can somehow compensate

LOOK AND FEEL

• Mobile web apps can be made to look like native apps
• Native platforms change look and feel on a whim
• Design guidelines easier to implement in native

BEST TOOL FOR THE JOB

• Take advantage of new APIs early

• Take advantage of new hardware features early

• Keeps on getting better per release

• Dedicated team for Android Tooling (ADT, Android Studio, etc.)

• Background services always require native knowledge

#Opportunities 

JOBS

Community

• Lots of resources on how to do things
• Active stackoverflow community
• Lots of open source libraries
• developer.android.com
• Local workshops/meet-ups

Philippine Android Developers Community

meetup.com/Philippine-Android-Developers-Community

facebook.com/groups/padc.you

Connect with us

Thank You!