The Unyielding Spirit Of Android - Droidcon NYC '23

Keynote presentation at Droidcon NYC about the history & resiliency of the Android community, and excitement for what comes next.

Transcript

1. #DCNYC23 The Unyielding Spirit Of Android Adam McNeilly | Android GDE
2. My Story
4. My Story Is Not Unique
7. How did we get here?
9. Why Do Communities Exist?
10. Why Android?
11. September 16, 2008
12. Google Developer Day 2008
13. Droidcon Berlin 2009
14. Droidcon London 2009
16. Android Meetups
17. Peer Labs
23. What did we gain from all of this?
24. We solved the technical challenges
26. • Image loaders • SQLite libs • Architecture • Dependency injection • Lifecycle management • So many more…
29. These Cycles Continued For Years
30. In 2020, everything stopped…
31. …except for us.
39. DC Berlin ’21: A Family Reunion
40. State Of The Community
43. Meetups?
44. Online community?
45. The future of Android is up to us
46. We all have a responsibility to participate
47. Sharing and collaborating are the cornerstones of our community
48. Share three things you learn this week
49. Special Thanks • Nasser Ali • Michael Brown • Michael Carrano • Stacy Devino • Greg Fawson • Kevin Galligan • Huyen Tue Dao • Ty Smith • Zach Smith • The Entire Community
50. Thank You