Sometimes, when we want to start learning a new technology we don't know where we should start. In this talk we focus in 3 key elements to become an excellent android dev: * Take action * Learn * Share

1. ¿QUE SE NECESITA
PARA SER UN BUEN
DESARROLLADOR
ANDROID?

2. HELLO!
I am Isabel Palomar
You can find me at @isabelpalomar

3. Who is Isabel Palomar?
▸ Passionate about tech
▸ Love learn and share
▸ Currently Mobile Developer at
Sawyer Effect.

4. My initial journey as a Dev
Originally hired as a Java developer
… I ended using
Javascript
HTML
PHP Confusion!😔

5. I want to be an
Android
Developer

6. THE PROCESS TO
BECOME AN
AWESOME ANDROID
DEVELOPER
TAKE ACTION
LEARN
SHARE

7. 1.
TAKE
ACTIONTake action to follow your dream

8. I want to be an
Android
Developer

9. Where
should I
Start?
XML
Material
Design
Architecture
Kotlin
Glide
Retrofit
Java
RecyclerView
ConstraintLayout

10. Whether you are new to Android or an
experienced developer, everyone needs
advice on resources to improve and
simplify development life.
FIND THE
RESOURCES

11. Recommended
Resources - Sites
▸ Android official docs - developer.android.com
▸ CodePath Android Guides - guides.codepath.com/android
▸ WWCode Learning Resources -
https://github.com/WomenWhoCode/guidelines-resources

12. Recommended
Resources - Platforms
▸ Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/courses/android
▸ Edx - https://www.edx.org/micromasters/galileox-professional-android-developer
▸ Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/specializations/programacion-android
▸ Platzi - https://platzi.com/cursos/android/

13. Recommended
Resources - Books
▸ Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide
▸ The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development
▸ Head First Android Development
▸ O’Reilly Programming Android

14. Set your goals
Start small
GOALS
SETTING

15. Set your goals -
Start small
▸ Learn the basics
▸ Complete a udacity course
▸ Learn about material design
▸ Learn about animations
▸ Read the Big Nerd Ranch Android Guide

16. A plan of action that will help to
pull you towards your goal
MAKE A PLAN

17. “MAKE IT HAPPEN!

18. “Dr Ericsson (1990)¹ says that master
something takes 10,000 hours
We don’t want to be masters (for now) we
only want to reach our goals

19. Set a realistic time
▸ 20 hours per week
▸ Finish the course in one month
▸ 2 hours per day
BE HONEST WITH YOU!

20. Problems when planning the time
Sometimes we don’t have the enough amount because any of this
reasons:
▹ We have a full-time job
▹ We have a demanding job
▹ Family

21. If you don’t have a lot of time...
START SMALL
1 HOUR PER DAY =
5 hours per week (5 days) =
20 hours per month =
240 hours per year!

22. 2.
LEARN!Learn and Master the concepts

23. It will help you to deal with real
problems
CREATE A
PERSONAL
PROJECT

24. Place your screenshot here
ANDROID PROJECT
▸ Create a project for any
idea you have
▸ Copy a project (it’s fine)

25. Quality matters
ADD GOOD
PRACTICES

26. ▸ Design patterns
▸ Improve app quality
▸ Start thinking in performance
▸ https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/index.html
▸ https://developer.android.com/training/best-performance.html
▸ http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596007126.do
Best practices

27. “THE BEST ANDROID
DEVELOPER

28. Start thinking in your app
growth
THINK BIG

29. ▸ Architecture
▸ UI/UX Design
▸ Security
USERS!!!
Start considering

30. You are not alone!!!
ATTEND TO
LOCAL
MEETUPS

31. Attend to your favorite local meetups

32. 3.
SHARE!Share your knowledge with others

33. You don't need to create a big
post with a lot of words and a
big explanation
CREATE A BLOG

34. Write something simple
▸ A problem you had while development something
▸ A recommendation
▸ The recap of an event

35. Help Open Source projects
Share your code
CONTRIBUTE TO
OPEN SOURCE

36. Examples of contribution
▸ Code
▸ Resources

37. Examples of contribution

38. Speak at your local meetup or
Conference
SPEAKING

39. “I HAVE NOTHING TO
SAY!

40. “YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY!

41. Speak at your local meetup
Usually local organizers struggle to find local speakers

42. Speak at your local meetup
▸ Lightning talk
▸ Full talk
▸ Show and tell
▸ Live coding

43. Speak at Conferences
▸ CFP (Write your proposal)
▸ Accepted/Rejected
▸ Preparation
▸ Talk!!!

44. How to write a conference proposal
https://www.slideshare.net/chiuki/how-to-write-a-conference-
proposal-data-science
By Chiu-ki Chan

45. Share your technical knowledge
with others
WORKSHOPS!

46. Examples
▸ Material design basics
▸ Creating your first app
▸ Getting started with RecyclerView
▸ How to use ConstraintLayout

47. “SHARE!
YOU DON’T NEED TO
BE AN EXPERT !

48. “SHARE!
YOU DON’T NEED TO
BE A WALKING
ENCYCLOPEDIA

49. “SHARE!
IT’S OK TO SAY I
DON’T KNOW!

50. “ASK QUESTIONS!
YOU GAIN EXPERTISE
BY SHARING AND
ASKING QUESTIONS

51. “
ANDROID DEVS!
@brwngrldev
@anitas3791
@asfalcone
@auditty
@calren
@chiuki
@christinalee
@coding-chick
@emmaguy
@zezzi
@anncode
@kenodoggy
@kristinmars
@queencodemonkey
@FMuntenescu
@riggaroo
@AnastasiaLopezD
@DoesitPew

52. Don’t Forget
TAKE THE
ACTION
SHARELEARN

53. “MAKE IT HAPPEN!

54. THANKS!
Any questions?
You can find me at @isabelpalomar &
isabelpalomarb@gmail.com