What to study?

What is your goal? I'm just about finished with the Become a Web Designer learning adventure. I've found that I need to constantly make stuff along the way to solidify what I see in the videos, or else I forget and have to watch the videos again. And then I still forget some stuff anyway. It's taken several months of commitment so far. I couldn't imagine spending all that time just to forget it all a few weeks later.

What I'm getting at is that unless you definitely plan to make web sites, you might be wasting time sharpening a skill that will just become dull right afterwards. While it's great to learn things, we won't live long enough to learn everything there is to know about everything in the world. Don't stretch yourself out too thin. But if you intend to make websites, go for it.

Hey David,

Maybe you can create an app to assist you while you are at the University studying politics.

• Quiz App
• Flash/Study Card App
• Keep track of my grades app

There are countless of ideas that you might get while you start attending classes. As long as we continue working on projects we can continue to get better at coding and problem solving.

Good luck with classes in the fall!

If you're looking to generate some income, I'd definitely check out our Android courses! Making money on apps is hard, but you'll have a much better chance if your app is available on both iOS and Android. The Android market for apps has been surging lately, too. Per user revenue is up 2.5 times over the previous year, according to the latest stats from Google I/O in June. Users still spend more on iOS apps (per user), but with more people using Android, you really can't afford to ignore it.

It's also a great way to cement the mobile concepts that are common between the two platforms. Amit and I work on the same apps intentionally so that people who learn both can see how things are done similarly or differently in both.