For the past several years, the focus of my development learning has been completely focused in Microsoft’s .Net realm. It’s where I’ve worked for years and like most technologies there is always something new to learn.
This last week, I’ve been seriously considering what is next for me to learn. There is plenty to learn on the Microsoft side of the house. Obviously there are a ton of other technologies out there as well.
My question was simple: “Where is technology headed?”.
I believe the answer to that question is quite simple: mobile. Everything is headed in that direction. Between mobile phones, tablets, and the like many applications are going to start being written in the mobile realm. Even businesses are going to start asking that their business apps be created in the mobile space because they’ll want their employees to be able to access them while they’re on the road, at a client site, etc.
So, the next question is simply “What technology?”. In my mind there are two options: iOS or Android. Microsoft has been EXTREMELY slow to the party and I question whether they will have any success in this realm. So, to me this is a pretty easy decision based on three facts: 1. Most my work is PC based, 2. I own an Android phone, 3. I believe that Google/Android is exploding and growing at a much faster rate than iOS. That makes my decision quite obvious.
Recently it was also announced that Android will not only be the driver behind mobile phones and tablets but Google will actually release the next versions of Google TV running on Android. If I had to guess I would also wonder if Chrome OS and Android don’t end up being merged at some point. This would make Android an platform that can really run anywhere.
So, off I go a journey to start building a few Android apps. Obviously, I’ll still be writing C# and VB but I am very excited to see where this journey leads. I’ll be updating as I move forward.
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