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Google Offers A Free Crash Course In Android Development

13 pointsby priteshjainalmost 11 years ago

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prasidpalmost 11 years ago
It&#x27;s smart to create more courses to teach Android, but the Android developer evangelism team needs to do first demonstrate the value of learning Android.<p>I&#x27;m the head of growth at Bloc - we have an online bootcamp in Android development, and another in iOS Development, and have found there is MUCH greater interest in learning iOS.<p>One quantifiable metric - the CTR on ads about Learning iOS vs. Learning Android are nearly quadruple.<p>In my promotions of Bloc&#x27;s Android course, we&#x27;ve told beginners that:<p>- learning Android is great because the Google Play store&#x27;s app review cycles are shorter, allowing beginners to iterate on their apps faster.<p>- According to Gartner, by 2015 Android will represent over 50% of all devices (more than Windows, Windows Phone, iOS, OSX, and all others combined)<p>- and that by developing for Android, you can get your apps onto watches, TVs, set-top boxes, and a slew of new form factors that are emerging.<p>Despite all of this, we&#x27;ve found very little interest in learning Android. Would love some help from the Google team if anyone is reading this. I&#x27;m @trybloc or @prasid
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datamineralmost 11 years ago
This doesn&#x27;t look free, when trying to signup, Udacity wants my credit card details and only allows two weeks of free trial.
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