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Getting Started As A Mobile App Developer

By James Walke

The mobile application market can be difficult to get into for a new application developer due to the sheer wide range of operating system platforms out there. These platforms have all contributed to a growing application market which you will no doubt be keen to break into. This article will hopefully help you towards this goal by listing some points that will be useful to a mobile application creator.

Step one is to learn about how to build a application on a mobile platform. Emphasis should be placed on optimizing size, memory and speed whilst still meeting the requirements of your app.

You may have to compromise on data transfer speeds when dealing with a mobile application platform. You will need to look into methods for compression.

Do your background reading. Reputation is what counts in the mobile market. It is necessary that beginners do their background reading before hand. For instance, if you are a J2ME developer then you need to be acquainted with its background basics. And if you are planning to work with any other technologies, you will have to be prepared with your reading part for every technology has its own series of standards.

Segments that need your attention. Currently there more than 3 billion mobile phone owners worldwide. And if you happen to be a download-able mobile application developer then you can guess as to how little percentage of mobile owners are you targeting.

What is a good programming language to use if you are a beginner? This is a common question, especially when considering what works best on a mobile platform. In reality, beginners can choose any language that they are comfortable with. Having chosen a language and gotten to grips with it, it is often easier to pick up other programming languages.

Mobile development is all about amalgamation. Mobile development needs integration. Writing codes is an easy job but writing codes for an embedded system like mobiles is quite a task. The creativity lies in amalgamating multiple elements in time. This is one tedious process - the reason behind the delay of the integration and release phase of applications.

Finally, what really matters is the attitude of the developer. Developing applications for a mobile platform can be annoying and tedious at times, just like any other type of programming. My advice would be to have patience and stick with it, and you too can find a niche in the world of mobile application development.

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