One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
People tend to be impatient and want to write Android apps right away, but then they are facing ten new concepts and issues at every steps and have no idea what they are doing. pain ensue.
Hi Jean!
Would learning Kotlin be hard? I also have a Java background and both languages kinda tie in together. So, dodge the Android Documentation and focus more on tutorial videos and courses?
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
Learning Kotlin is worthwhile but not hard, especially with a Java background !
Once you are there, try to find someone that can guide you learning Android.
Especially someone who can evaluate tutorials for you can and can say whether it's still legit and relevant in 2020, or should be skipped entirely.
I would start by learning Kotlin outside of Android development.
Best ways to learn Kotlin in 2020: browser vs IDE, books vs tutorials, for newbies and Java devs
Jean-Michel Fayard π«π·π©πͺπ¬π§πͺπΈπ¨π΄ γ» Dec 15 '19 γ» 6 min read
People tend to be impatient and want to write Android apps right away, but then they are facing ten new concepts and issues at every steps and have no idea what they are doing. pain ensue.
Also Android documentation is not good.
Android's billion-dollar mistake(s)
Jean-Michel Fayard π«π·π©πͺπ¬π§πͺπΈπ¨π΄ γ» Sep 25 '19 γ» 10 min read
Hi Jean!
Would learning Kotlin be hard? I also have a Java background and both languages kinda tie in together. So, dodge the Android Documentation and focus more on tutorial videos and courses?
Learning Kotlin is worthwhile but not hard, especially with a Java background !
Once you are there, try to find someone that can guide you learning Android.
Especially someone who can evaluate tutorials for you can and can say whether it's still legit and relevant in 2020, or should be skipped entirely.
raywenderlich.com/ may be a good resource.
Hi Jean,
Thank you so much for replying and giving some advices on where to start. Really appreciate!