Confessions of an Open Source Android Developer

The slides for my talk at the launch of Developers Students Clubs (DSC) Hyderabad held at SZABIST University on 26th September, 2019.

Transcript

1. Confessions of
   Open Source
   Android Dev
   Wajahat Karim
   DSC Launch - SZABIST - Hyderabad
   

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2. I am Wajahat Karim
   And I work at Contour Software.
   Hey There!
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4. My Life in a Slide
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   Coding
   Been coding for more
   than 8 years now...
   Writing
   Wrote books, articles,
   publications...
   Passion
   Contributed code to
   Mozilla, Facebook, and
   Android libraries
   Community
   Public Speaking, Slack
   community, and personal
   brand
   Lessons
   Why am I even sharing
   all this with YOU?
   

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5. Coding
   

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6. Android Developer
   Technologies
   Android Native Java / Kotlin
   Unity3D
   Adobe Flash
   Experience
   Been doing it for more
   than 8 years
   Projects
   80+ Apps
   30+ Games
   100+ Experiments
   But why?
   Maybe Crazy?!!!
   2+ Billion Devices
   Huge Market & Jobs
   

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7. Getting Started
   with Android
   PC / Laptop
   8 GB RAM / 3 GB Disk
   Windows / Mac / Linux
   Android Phone
   Skills
   Basic Programming (C++)
   Java / Kotlin
   Hard Work
   Resources
   https://d.android.com
   https://udacity.com
   Google / StackOverflow / Github
   

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8. Money & Business
   ● 2+ Billion Active Devices
   ● Everyone need an app
   ● Jobs
   ● Freelancing
   ● Startups
   ● Open Source
   

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9. Passion
   

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10. Open Source is
    https://github.com/wajahatkarim3
    

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11. Sharing is Awesome
    106,826 +
    Downloads as of yesterday
    

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12. $0.00 Made So Far...
    bit.ly/FbJob
    medium.com/@wajahatkarim3
    

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13. Why do it at all, then?
    ➔ Give something back
    ➔ Get to collaborate with smart people
    ➔ Great opportunity to learn something new
    ➔ Great exposure
    ➔ Looks awesome on resume and portfolio
    ➔ Doesn’t have to be code
    ➔ Provides good internet existence
    

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14. But how? I’m new!
    

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15. Writing
    

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16. Books, Blog & Medium
    android.jlelse.eu/
    wajahatkarim.com
    

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17. How can I do that?
    Online Existence
    What happens if I google your name?
    No one is interested in your Facebook
    / Instagram profiles
    Blogging / Vlogging
    Share what you know
    Share what you do
    Share what you learn
    Web Development
    Static Websites - Easy to Setup
    No Coding Required
    Hosting Free on Firebase / Github Pages
    

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18. Community
    

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19. Care to explain?
    Join 100+ community of Pakistani android devs at:
    http://bit.do/pak-android-slack
    A new initiative to give recognition to android dev girls
    & motivate girls to get in android
    Send me your profile at:
    wajahatkarim3@gmail.com
    

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20. Why should you do it?
    ● Build Reputation
    ● Personal Branding
    ● Public Speaking
    ● Monetization Opportunities
    ● Being Different Than Others
    ● Google Opportunities
    

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21. Lessons Learned
    Hard Way
    

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22. What I Wish I Knew
    at University?
    ● Focusing on “Focusing”
    ● Online Existence
    ● Personal Branding
    ● Community Building
    

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23. Thanks!
    Any questions?
    You can find me at:
    ● wajahatkarim.com
    ● github.com/wajahatkarim3
    ● medium.com/@wajahatkarim3
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24. You
    Thank you for attending this
    event.
    DSC SZABIST
    Hyderabad
    The event is organized by them.
    Special Thanks
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    Google
    After all, its Google powered event.
    Undraw
    All the beautiful illustrations in this
    presentation are from Undraw.
    http://undraw.co
    

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