Paving your Path to Becoming a Better (Android) Developer

Making a well-designed Android app can be quite a difficult task to accomplish. Taking the time to step back and look at the bigger picture is even tougher - how do you know you are doing a great job? How can you make a difference in your team, whilst improving yourself?

In this talk, Rebecca will talk about different steps you can take to become a better Android Developer, from small tips that you can implement today - to long-term suggestions for taking your development career to the next level.

Transcript

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6. How can I become a better developer?
10. YOUR COMPANY YOUR TEAM THE COMMUNITY YOU
11. You
12. Keep learning "
13. Keep learning "
15. Prioritise your learning
16. How do I prioritise my learning? 1. Support from Google / Android Team 2. Reach of the topic / library 3. Many people talking about it 4. Tech and libraries that interest me
17. Write more #
19. Be open to being wrong
20. We could also use Retrofit or Volley to do Network requests I’m the senior, the ONLY way to do networking is the way I described. The only way to do an API call is with HttpsUrlConnection
21. We could also use Retrofit or Volley to do Network requests The only way to do an API call is with HttpsUrlConnection Oh interesting! Please show me some examples?
23. REFLECT
24. Your Team
25. Best Practises
26. Don’t be a Rick
27. Take responsibility
29. Pull Requests
30. '✨ Encourage Colleagues
31. Go Home
32. Your Company
33. Lunch & Learn +
34. Take pride in your work
35. Be Professional - .
37. The Community
38. If you battled through documentation or implementing something … Write about it.
39. Join or start a meet up :) Volunteer to help or speak
40. Open Source
41. It is not a competition
45. Be nice
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