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Confessions of an Open Source Android Developer

Wajahat Karim
September 26, 2019

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.

Wajahat Karim

September 26, 2019
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  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!
    2

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  4. My Life in a Slide
    4
    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:
    [email protected]

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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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