Andrei wrote: > 3-6 days should be more than enough to learn all Android
That's unrealistic. I have been developing in, teaching, and writing about Android for nearly two years, and *I* don't know "all Android". Heck, I am going to be spending a chunk of time the rest of this week just to wrap my head around the new contacts stuff. 3-6 days can give you a solid foundation for application development, though. Going back to the OP: >> I am attempting to reach out to Android Developers who might be able >> to answer a fundamental question... what is the best way to identify >> Android developers in the US? How do you define "identify"? >> My company is thinking of training developers who have experience in >> Java or Linux onsite at our facility in Dallas, TX for 3-6months in >> Android development. We have clients in the telecom industry who are >> in desperate need of individuals with expertise in Android development >> but we haven't had much luck finding developers in the US. There is a crying need for a go-to site for Android jobs. Lacking that, I would advertise on Craiglist, http://jobs.joelonsoftware.com/ (or the StackOverflow jobs area, not sure if these are the same thing), anddev.org's jobs board, LinkedIn's Android Developer group, etc. That being said, many firms are growing their own Android development teams through training. >> Do you think training is a viable option? If no, then how to identify >> individuals with existing skills? I recommend students have experience with basic Java application development (though not necessarily JavaME or Swing/SWT), plus experience in some widget-based GUI development (which is most common stuff outside of most Web app frameworks). Note that all of this assumes you are looking for Android application developers. Firmware developers are a whole 'nuther kettle of fish. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- 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
