Also you could try to meet developers in the IRC channel. "The Android community is using the #android channel on the irc.freenode.net server."
http://developer.android.com/community/index.html -- PJ On Nov 18, 2:49 pm, PJ <pjbar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Since you specifically mentioned Dallas, check out the dallas-android- > developers group. There are over a dozen of us and many of us are > interested in job opportunities. > > http://groups.google.com/group/dallas-android-developers > > -- PJ > > On Nov 18, 2:25 pm, Sundog <sunns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hope you're not talking about mine; I've never had a single bug > > report, not even one. Not even on the new version. And feedback about > > the appearance is all positive. > > > On Nov 18, 12:16 pm, niko20 <nikolatesl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > 3-6 learning days is enough to write a game that looks like hell and > > > has subtle bugs !!!! LOL > > > > -niko > > > > On Nov 18, 12:33 pm, Sundog <sunns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Basically true. I learned enough in three days last year to write the > > > > demo version of my Mahjongg game, which was downloaded about a hundred > > > > thousand times. The hitch is Java, not Android. > > > > > On Nov 18, 11:25 am, Andrei <gml...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > 3 to 6 days is enough, if you know Java, to start writing real apps, > > > > > the rest you learn writing apps while producing something useful > > > > > > On Nov 18, 10:33 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Andreiwrote: > > > > > > > 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/(ortheStackOverflowjobsarea, > > > > > > 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-Hide > > > > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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