On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:42:52 PM UTC-7, b0b wrote: > > > They state "Top Developer is a badge recognizing established, respected >> developers for their commitment to launching high-quality and innovative >> apps on Android." >> >> > That's clearly a statement that non-top developers are "unestablished , > unrespected and not committing developers with poor quality and unoriginal > apps on Android". >
Well, if don't get insults from them, I'll be sure to get it from my customers. ;) How to become a top developer: > > - make an app that solves noone real (boring) problem but create something > useless that people love, if possible in the social networking departement. > Something original, even if useless. > - use every trendy UI pattern in existence with pretty graphics > everywhere. No problem if usuability suffers > - get featured on The Verge (not a single chance if you are not a US > startup) > - brag about it in G+ and get 1 millions followers. Bragging is important. > - magic badge and instant $$$ > > More seriously, that top developer badge should be the last of concern of > any developer... > Not very last, but I can certainly put it on the back burner. If I do manage to create something [useless, boring, or innovative] that [millions of] people love, become immensely popular on social media, and make decent money from it, and still not be considered a "Top Developer", I will still be mystified, but a lot of the sting of the insult will be gone. At the same time, if you think them four little blue diamonds don't influence any user's install decision, you are getting poor advice from your marketing department. Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
