I was invited to deliver a keynote at Mobile Monday Ahmadabad held in association with IIM-A. This presentation covers the most important skills a mobile developer should have. Often budding developer think programming languages such as Java and .Net C# or platforms such as Andorid, iOS and so on. But they forget the most important skills that make the mobile developer stand out and excel. The session uncovers exactly that!

1.
Avinash
Birnale
VP
Technology
and
Quality,
Endeavour
–
The
Mobility
Company
ab@techendeavour.com
Smart
Skills
for
a
Mobile
Developer

2.
If truth be told
A continuing love story
Cloud, Social, Big data, UX etc the supporting cast
In the lead roles You and Portable Computing interfaces

3.
Lead role 1
YOU. Me. Everyone
Language / “App”
Fragmented, hyphenated Identity.
Life in time slices
Love cool stuff. User Experience
Love to connect and share. Social
Increasing responsiveness to change. Personal and business agility
Abbreviated Needs

4.
Lead role 2
Smart Devices
We simply love ‘em !
Smart
devices
are
being
adopted
10X
faster
than
that
of
the
80s
PC
revoluHon,
2X
faster
than
that
of
90s
Internet
Boom
and
3X
faster
than
that
of
recent
social
network
adopHon
(Flurry)
Source: Business Insider

5.
Supporting cast
Social Media
And
Its influence
Source: Luma Partners / Buddy Media

6.
Supporting cast
Cloud
And
Its Pervasiveness

7.
Mobile
App
Developers
MAM/
MEAP/
MDM
providers
BouHque
Strategy
Consultants
OEM
App
Store
Providers
CreaHve
/
Digital
MarkeHng
Agencies
Enterprise
Mobility
IntegraHon
Service
providers
Mobile
OS
Providers
Network
Providers
Mobility Ecosystem

8.
Contributors and enablers
App Distribution
Device capability
Internet of things
The rise of “new” UX
Information overload

9.
Skill
#1
Programming,
Programming
and
Programming!
Smart
Developer
Skills

10.
Mobile Technologies

11.
Skill
#2
Architecture,
Design
PaXerns
for
Scalability
Smart
Developer
Skills
Skill
#3
Enterprise
Security,
Backend
and
Performance
Skill
#4
Middleware
IntegraHon
–
MEAP,
MAM,
MDM,
MADP
and
what
not!

12.
Skill
#5
User
Experience
and
Interface
Smart
Developer
Skills
Playful
Visual
&
Mo.on
Feedback
Focus
Connec.on
Show
op.ons
Reducing
cogni.ve
load
Wow
factor
Visual
Immersion
DecluDer
Holis.c
&
Seamless

13.
Skill
#6
Technology
Choice
–
Hybrid/
Web/
NaHve
and
CPT
Smart
Developer
Skills

14.
Skill
#7
Quality
–
TesHng/
AutomaHon
Smart
Developer
Skills
Mobility
Testing
Build
Acceptance UX/UI
(Human
Factors)
System,
Functional
Crash
Discovery
Resolution
Based
Compliance
Testing
Platform/OS
Coverage
Testing
Device
Orientation
Testing
Installation/
Uninstallatio
n (Smoke)
Porting
Performance
, SOAK
L10N & I18N
Security /
Penetration
Connectivity
UAT

15.
Skill
#8
Agile
Development
Methodology
Smart
Developer
Skills
Skill
#9
ConHnuous
IntegraHon
–
Tools,
Techniques
and
Processes
Skill
#10
Keeping
up-­‐to-­‐date
with
Ecosystem!

16.
Smart
Developer
Skills
Tech
Skills
• Basic
and
Advanced
Programming
Skills
• Architecture
–
Scalable
and
Flexible
• Backend
and
Security
• IntegraHon
Skills
–
Middleware
and
backend
system
Mobile
Skills
• User
Experience
• Hybrid/
Web/
NaHve/
CPT
• Quality
and
TesHng
Process
and
Others
• Agile
Development
Methodology
• ConHnuous
IntegraHon
• Overall
Ecosystem,
Understand
RegulaHons,
Compliance
and
Privacy
Needs

17.
Top
Skill
Know
how
to
learn!
Smart
Developer
Skills

18.
Thank
You
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