{"id":1845,"date":"2010-07-02T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T08:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2012-10-07T11:17:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T18:17:45","slug":"your-future-programming-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=1845","title":{"rendered":"Your Future Programming Career"},"content":{"rendered":"

The computer industry isn’t dead, it’s just that the target machines are getting much smaller.
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\nIf you want to boost your career as a programmer, or you’re willing to start up your own “garage-based” business and become the next gazillionaire, then I have good news for you: The mobile device market is set to explode<\/em>.<\/p>\n

People are viewing their cell phones, and portable gizmos like the iPad and its copycats-to-come, as their new computers. Truly, for most people the phone and computer have merged.<\/p>\n

In fact, I envision a future where lots of people eschew (your Wambooli Word Of The Day<\/em>) desktop computers because their phone is about to do everything that the PC once did.<\/p>\n

I’m serious.<\/p>\n

To capitalize on this revolution, you can be one of the future millionaires who write programs for the gizmos. It’s not that difficult.<\/p>\n

Even if you don’t already know a programming language, you can learn one. For the Android market, you learn the popular and versatile Java<\/em> language. For the iPhone, it’s Objective C<\/em> based on the C programming language. (Books conveniently found here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

After a few weeks learning the ropes, plus some training with the SDK, you can be writing some simple phone programs. Give them away. Then, as you hone your skills, do more complex things.<\/p>\n

Ideas?<\/p>\n

You don’t need any stinkin’ ideas! Sure, if you have an idea for the next killer phone app, go for it. Otherwise, inspire yourself with the crap that’s already out there. Do better.<\/p>\n

Doing better is exactly what I did when I wrote DOS For Dummies<\/em>. At the time, there were plenty (too many) beginner books. All of them sucked. I wrote a better book. Made a mint. You can do the same with computer software.<\/p>\n

I’m serious: There is a tremendous opportunity right now to start up a small software business in the growing cell phone app market. Even if you don’t want to make your own software, being familiar with programming any of the various cell phone operating systems will doubtless land you a high-paying job at a software company somewhere.<\/p>\n

This type of revolution comes along rarely in the computer industry. The last time I saw this much opportunity was in the 1980s and early 1990s. Lots of folks rode that wave.<\/p>\n

Especially with the economy as stupid as it is these days, if you can’t rely on someone else for work, make it yourself. It could lead to wondrous things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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