The document discusses how to get started in mobile development. It notes that mobile platforms and opportunities have expanded greatly from before 2007 to 2014. Examples are given of successful mobile apps that have earned billions or millions of dollars since 2008. The document then outlines first steps for mobile development, including choosing a platform or joining a team, creating a simple "hello world" app, participating in open source communities, and attending mobile-related events and hackathons. Specific upcoming Ukrainian events in April are also listed.

1. How To Dive into the world
of mobile developmen17
DIVEINTOTHEWORLD
OFMOBILE

2. Mobile Platforms and Opportunities
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3. Mobile Platforms and Opportunities
Before
2007
Year
2007
Year
2014

4. Examples of successful mobile applications
$1B
since
2010,
USA
$10M
since
2010,
Russia
$1B
since
2009,
Finland
$10M
since
2008,
USA

5. Examples of successful mobile applications
$16B
since
2009,
Ukraine
$2M
since
2012,
Ukraine
<<YOUR
APPLICATION
SHOULD
BE
THERE>>
Mobile
applicaNons
are
not
only
Instagram
or
Angry
Birds,
but
also
powerful
tool
for
business
and
social
needs.

6. First steps in mobile development
Mobile
Development
Web
Development
-­‐
easy
to
start
-­‐
no
limits
-­‐
short
distances
-­‐
universal
-­‐
tools
and
special
condiNons
-­‐
more
complex
-­‐
long
distance

7. First steps in mobile development
How
to
start:
-­‐
choose
your
direcNon
(specific
pla]orm,
cross
pla]orm)
-­‐
or
join
the
team
-­‐
give
it
a
try
(hello
world,
your
first
applicaNon)
-­‐
parNcipate
open
source
communiNes
(Mozilla,
Google)
-­‐
parNcipate
events,
compeNNons
and
hackathones
-­‐
gather
your
friends
and
make
a
team
Let
me
google
it
for
you:
-­‐ April
17.
20:00:
Hangout
Meetup
#1
—
AndroidDevUA
-­‐ April
21,
Kiev:
Hackathone
GDG
KPI
-­‐ April
22,
Kiev:
Mobile
in
different
areas
of
life
-­‐ April
24,
Lviv:
Mobile
café
-­‐ April
26,
Kremenchug:
Mobile
geek

8. QUESTIONS