In part one of this two-part segment, we talk to the one and only Jake Wharton. He gives us the scoop on how he operates day to day, what he looks for in a good Android developer and how to become a better Android developer. He also touches upon the various sources and non-Java platforms that he draws inspiration from. Finally, he talks about open source and gives tips on leading an open source project.

Show Notes

Follow up:

Michel Panzer on UIL [plus.google.com]

Episode topics:

ActionBar Sherlock [github.com]
Jake’s working environment
- Square Github Styles [github.com]
- No tabs in Intellij [hadihariri.com]
Android source code browsing:
- Android SDK Search by Roman Nurik [chrome.google.com]
- Download the Android AOSP Source [source.android.com]
- AndroidXref [androidxref.com]
- Grepcode Android [grepcode.com]
Device Platform Versions [developer.android.com]
non-Java languages and platforms to draw inspiration from:
- Go [golang.org]
- Rust [rust-lang.org]
- CycleJs [github.com]
Droidcon Montreal keynote by JW and JW [youtube.com]

Contact

Jake Wharton

Donn Felker

@donnfelker [twitter.com]
donnfelker.com

Kaushik Gopal

006: Jake Wharton on Becoming a Better Developer and Creating Successful Open Source Projects (Part 1)

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006: Jake Wharton on Becoming a Better Developer and Creating Successful Open Source Projects (Part 1)