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Android

Posted by mohsinmumtaz
mohsinmumtaz
729 Points

Career in Android Development

I completed my Management Studies and was recruited by a Management firm instead i chose to do Android course from here hoping that in near future i can find a Android developer job

I'm really passionate about learning it... I got 3 months time.. So is 3 months fair enough time to learn Android and get a job eventually??

3 Answers

Atanas Sqnkov
Atanas Sqnkov
14,981 Points

Hello Moshin!

You have chosen a nice career path to follow. Getting trough the courses here on Treehouse will give you a solid foundation when it comes to Android development, but software development is something that takes a lot of practice and study. If you are serious about your career as a android developer you will have to spare a lot of time learning about Java and the different API's that might be in your future projects. Three months is a lot of time and you can get up to some speed, but in the long run, you will have to put in more and more work to become good, so you might consider using your time early in the morning before work or after to improve your skills.

Once more, three months time is enough to get you started, and the best thing that can happen to you is to get into some kind of a internship, be it paid or not.

I hope you find your way and become great at it! Cheers!

mohsinmumtaz
mohsinmumtaz
729 Points

I like It.. Thank You so much

Treehouse community is really awesome!

mohsinmumtaz
mohsinmumtaz
729 Points

And one thing.. I dont have a computer science Degree so does it prove worthy?

Atanas Sqnkov
Atanas Sqnkov
14,981 Points

While the degree may give you an edge during a job application, your knowledge and skillset is all that matters to the people that hire you to do the specific job these days.

You can find a lot of stories on the internet about people switching careers at a 180 degree - meaning that they jump from one industry to the complete opposite. Firefighters turned web developers, school teachers turn software developers and etc.

kriz bus
kriz bus
281 Points
kriz bus
kriz bus
281 Points

Hello Atanas, i really like your comment here, But like how many years will it takes someone to be a pro android developer? ,i have a grand basic experience with C and Java language. Right now i can build an android prototype app without any cool functions. Thanks

Atanas Sqnkov
Atanas Sqnkov
14,981 Points

Hi Kriz!

Know and understand your tools. Once you get a solid base skill-set, no matter the field you are in, the only boundaries are your willingness, passion and mostly - your imagination.

Cheers!

kriz bus
kriz bus
281 Points

Alright, Thanks alots

rll
rll
4,166 Points
rll
rll
4,166 Points

The bottom line with Android is.. you have to learn Java (preferably) or C# first. It's like trying to build a house from the top down if you don't. That's IMHO, anyway.