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Developer Economics Survey Q2 2019 Prize Winners!

We’re excited to announce the full list of our prize winners for Developer Economics survey Q2 2019. ?

Congratulations to all the winners! If you’d like to join our developer community and win prizes like these, find out more here.

Winners have already been notified by email – if you recognise the email fragment as yours and we haven’t contacted you, please drop us an email at community@developereconomics.com.

Please note that the list only includes prize-draw winners and not runner-ups. If the prize draw winners do not claim their prizes within the time frame mentioned in the respective e-mail they received, then runner-ups will be asked to claim them instead.

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Exclusive Community Prize Draw for members with 801+ points – Prizes: Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and OnePlus 6T.

Winner Prize
t**********@l***.c**, Croatia Microsoft Surface Pro 6
n********@y****.c*.i*, UAE OnePlus 6T

Exclusive Community Prize Draw for members with 801+ points – Prizes: branded hoodies, hats, stickers, socks, online courses and vouchers.

Winner Prize
v********@o******.c**, India Developer Economics stickers & socks
n***.b*****@g****.c**, Finland Developer Economics stickers & socks
c**************@y****.f*, Algeria Developer Economics stickers & socks
m***********@c*******.i*, Canada Developer Economics stickers & socks
j********@g****.c**, South Africa Developer Economics stickers & socks
k*********@o******.c**, Trinidad & Tobago Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
a********@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
n*******@g****.c**, Iran Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
m***********@g****.c**, Egypt Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
p****.a*****@g****.c**, Italy Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
j********@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers & hat
m*****@c******.c**, Malaysia Developer Economics stickers & hat
m*********@h******.c**, Greece Developer Economics stickers & hat
d*********@g****.c**, Canada Developer Economics stickers & hat
c****@h******.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers & hat
n*****@g****.c**, Canada $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher
a********@l***.c**, India $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher
t*******.h******@g**.d*, Germany $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher
v********@t*****.c**.m*, Mexico $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher
r******@g****.c**, Canada $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher

Exclusive Community Prize Draw for members with 501+ points – Prizes: branded hoodies, hats, stickers, socks, online course and gear.

Winner Prize
m******@g****.c**, Germany Developer Economics stickers & socks
d****@f***********.c**, Australia Developer Economics stickers & socks
j*******.h*****@h******.c**, Austria Developer Economics stickers & socks
d********@g****.c**, United Kingdom Developer Economics stickers & socks
a******.p*********@g****.c**, Spain Developer Economics stickers & socks
a****.s**********@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers & socks
d************@h******.i*, Italy Developer Economics stickers & socks
p****@p**********.n***, Australia Developer Economics stickers & socks
v*******@g****.c**, Latvia Developer Economics stickers & socks
f******@o******.c**, Malaysia Developer Economics stickers & socks
b*******@g****.c**, El Salvador Developer Economics stickers & socks
k**************@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers & socks
d******.m****@g****.c**, Canada Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
b********.o*****@g****.c**, Mexico Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
m********@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
m********@g****.c**, Canada Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
l***********@g****.c**, Canada Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
f***********@l***.c**, Canada $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher
j******@g****.c**, United Kingdom $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher
r*******.p*******@o******.i*, Italy $50 Udemy course or Amazon voucher

Exclusive Community Prize Draw for members with 301+ points – Prizes: branded hoodies, stickers, socks.

Winner Prize
l******@g****.c**, Argentina Developer Economics stickers & socks
a******@g****.c**, France Developer Economics stickers & socks
m*****.t*********@g****.c**, Lithuania Developer Economics stickers & socks
t*******@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers & socks
b****.e****.d**@g****.c**, Japan Developer Economics stickers & socks
x*******@n****.c**, Korea, South Developer Economics stickers & socks
e*******@y****.i*, Italy Developer Economics stickers & socks
b******@g****.c**, Russia Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
d*******@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers & hoodie
k***.m*****.d*****@g****.c**, Hungary Developer Economics stickers & hoodie

General draw prize winners

Winner Prize
a*********@g****.c**, Russia Microsoft Surface Pro 6
g*************@g****.c**, India Oculus Rift S
j**************@y****.c**, United States AWS Deep Racer
d*@d***********.c**, Dominican Republic Samsung HMD Odyssey
d****@a******.c**, Turkey Samsung Chromebook 3
i**************@g****.c**, United States Samsung Chromebook 3
h****.z******.3*@g****.c**, Brunei Choice of JetBrains IDE
b**************@g****.c**, Poland 6 months SitePoint Premium Subscription
a*****.j******@g****.c**, India 6 months SitePoint Premium Subscription
a************@g****.c**, India 6 months SitePoint Premium Subscription
m********@g****.c**, Moldova 6 months SitePoint Premium Subscription
d*********@o******.c**, Finland 6 months SitePoint Premium Subscription
j*******.j****@h******.c**, United States Apple AirPods
a*****.a*.2*.k**@g****.c**, India 3d printer
o******************@g****.c**, Nigeria 3d printer
m.q*********.8*@g****.c**, Egypt Tello
2******@g****.c**, Russia Amazon Echo
a*************@g****.c**, Spain Amazon Echo
L****.P******@g****.c**, United States Amazon Echo
a**.g******@g****.c**, India $30 Easyspace gift voucher
d**************@g****.c**, India $30 Easyspace gift voucher
e*******@g****.c**, Russia $25 Virtual Visa Card
N*******@y****.c**, South Africa $25 Virtual Visa Card
o********@t*****.c*.z*, South Africa $25 Virtual Visa Card
a*************@g****.c**, Vietnam $25 Virtual Visa Card
k*****.2******@g****.c**, India $25 Virtual Visa Card
j********@h******.c**, Portugal $25 Virtual Visa Card
a*@a**********.c**, Spain $25 Virtual Visa Card
e****@c****.c*.u*, United Kingdom $25 Virtual Visa Card
h****.t*****@g****.c**, Vietnam $25 Virtual Visa Card
n***.a****.m****@g****.c**, Romania $25 Virtual Visa Card
n******@g****.c**, India $15 Dev.to voucher
m*******@g****.c**, Vietnam $15 Dev.to voucher
j.v*******@m*.c**, United Kingdom $15 Dev.to voucher
h******@g****.c**, France $15 Dev.to voucher
o**********@g****.c**, Kenya $15 Dev.to voucher
a********@g****.c**, United States $15 Dev.to voucher
a****@t***.c**, Canada $15 Dev.to voucher
e****.b******.s**@g****.c**, United Kingdom $15 Dev.to voucher
b**@l***********.c**, Finland $15 Dev.to voucher
j****@o********.c*.z*, South Africa $15 Dev.to voucher
d********@g****.c**, Czech Republic $15 Dev.to voucher
a********@g****.c**, Ukraine $15 Dev.to voucher
H***********@g****.c**, Nigeria $15 Dev.to voucher
n****************@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers
d********@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers
d*.a*******@g****.c**, Russia Developer Economics stickers
c******@d***.a*, France Developer Economics stickers
a**********@g****.c**, Moldova Developer Economics stickers
d******.g****@g****.c**, Italy Developer Economics stickers
b************@g****.c**, Nigeria Developer Economics stickers
j***************@c*****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers
n******@w*.p*, Poland Developer Economics stickers
i**.p******@v*****.n**, United Kingdom Developer Economics stickers
a**************@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers
e*****.h@g****.c**, France Developer Economics stickers
h************@g****.c**, Nigeria Developer Economics stickers
h************@g****.c**, Ghana Developer Economics stickers
j**********@g****.c**, Spain Developer Economics stickers
b*******@g****.c**, Uganda Developer Economics stickers
m*********@g****.c**, Portugal Developer Economics stickers
e***.c*****.9*@g****.c**, Russia Developer Economics stickers
h***************@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers
m********@y****.c**, Philippines Developer Economics stickers
a***@v*****.c**, United Kingdom Developer Economics stickers
i**.x***.y**@g****.c**, United States Developer Economics stickers
k**********@g****.c**, United Kingdom Developer Economics stickers
k*****************@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers
j**@w*********.c**, Canada Developer Economics stickers
b***.g********@c***.o**.i*, India Developer Economics stickers
d************@h******.i*, Italy Developer Economics stickers
f*******.z*******@g****.c**, Uruguay Developer Economics stickers
m*********@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers
i*****@g****.c**, India Developer Economics stickers
e*******@b*******.e**, United States Developer Economics powerbanks
g******.d******@g****.c**, Greece Developer Economics powerbanks
c*****.c******@g****.c**, Mexico Developer Economics powerbanks
l*********@h******.c*.u*, South Africa Developer Economics powerbanks
a*********@g****.c**, Russia Developer Economics powerbanks
k****************@g****.c**, Russia Developer Economics powerbanks
m*****@n********.n**, Italy Developer Economics powerbanks
k********@k********.c**, Spain Developer Economics powerbanks
a*****@r********.c**.b*, Brazil Developer Economics powerbanks
c*************@g****.c**, Vietnam Developer Economics powerbanks
f*.p********@g****.c**, Italy Developer Economics powerbanks
k************@g****.c**, Vietnam Developer Economics powerbanks
g********@y****.c**, Israel Developer Economics powerbanks
d******@m***.r*, Russia Developer Economics powerbanks
c*******.m******@g****.c**, Nigeria Developer Economics powerbanks
e***.b.k*****@h******.c**, Turkey Developer Economics powerbanks
i***@p************.c**, Czech Republic Developer Economics powerbanks
a********.a********@g****.c**, India Developer Economics powerbanks
m********@h******.c**, Turkey Developer Economics powerbanks
l************@g****.c**, Vietnam Developer Economics powerbanks

Extra Prize Winners (respondents could enter extra draws depending on the areas of interest they participated in).

s***.m*****@d**************.c**, United States $40 Easyspace gift voucher
o********@y****.c**, India Amazon Echo
d*******@g****.c**, Argentina Developer Economics socks
1********@g****.c**, Ukraine Echo Dot
k********@g****.c**, Greece $40 Redbubble voucher
f********@m**.n*.j*, Japan WeMo Mini Smart Plug
s**************@g****.c**, Greece ModernistLook MAX II backpack
b***.b****.c****@g****.c**, United States JBL GO 2 Bluetooth speaker
v******@g****.c**, Vietnam Developer Economics socks
e***************@g****.c**, Russia Echo Dot
m*****.f*******@o******.c**, Austria Developer Economics socks
o************@g****.c**, United States Whoosh! Screen Cleaner
v**********@g****.c**, India Amazon Echo
p******@g****.c**, India Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+
M*****.S****@w**.d*, Germany Developer Economics socks
d***@d*********.n**, United States Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip
a*******@y*****.r*, Russia $30 ThinkGeek gift card
b**@n*******.i*, United States Developer Economics socks
c**********@g****.c**, Russia Google Home Hub Smart Display
p************@g****.c**, India WITTI Design BEDDI Glow
k*******@g****.c**, India $20 Udemy voucher
n*****@g****.c**, Russia Clean Code by Bob Martin
p*******.c****@g****.c**, India JBL GO 2 Portable Speaker
s********@g****.c**, South Africa Developer Economics socks

 

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Developer Economics survey Q4 2018 prize draw winners

It’s the moment that all participants of the Developer Economics survey Q4 2018 have been patiently waiting for. Time to announce our prize draw winners! Over 19,000 developers from 165 countries took part in this survey, and we appreciate everyone’s effort! Below you’ll find a table comprised of the emails of the winners of our community and general prize draws (obfuscated for security reasons). Congratulations to all the lucky ones!

Winners have already been notified by email – if you recognise the email fragment as yours and we haven’t contacted you, please drop us an email at survey@slashdata.co.

Please note that the list only includes prize-draw winners and not runner-ups. If the prize draw winners do not claim their prizes within the timeframe mentioned in the respective e-mail they received, then runner-ups will be asked to claim them instead.

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Community Member prize draw winners

This exclusive prize was open to all existing members of our Community. Not yet a Community Member? Join here.

Prize draw winner Prize
g******.b@g****.c** Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry brown
m*******@g****.c** Swiftpoint GT Wireless Ergonomic mouse
d******.a*****@g****.c** Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Starter Kit
s*****@g****.c** Apple Developer Program membership fee
e*******.i*******@g****.c** Apple Developer Program membership fee
j**********@o******.c** Apple Developer Program membership fee
m***.t*****@a******.c** Apple Developer Program membership fee
j******@g****.c** Apple Developer Program membership fee
t******@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
h*******@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
s******@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
m******@p************.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
s*****@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
c**************@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
e********@a***.c**.a* Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
e**************@l***.r* Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
j***.p******@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
g********@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
n**********@y****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
s***********@r*********.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
i******@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
y****.m*****@g****.c** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
o********@b*******.o** Omars Portable Charger 10000mAh Power Bank
a********@y****.c* Google Play Developer account fee
p****.v**.m******@c********.c** Google Play Developer account fee
k********@k********.c** Google Play Developer account fee
m******.g*********@p*********.c** Google Play Developer account fee
s******.s***@h******.c** Google Play Developer account fee
p****.v**.m******@c********.c** Google Play Developer account fee
r***.s******@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
m*********@m********.c** Google Play Developer account fee
h************@1**.c** Google Play Developer account fee
n*********@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
p********@h******.c** Google Play Developer account fee
a****************@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
o**.e******@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
l***@t*********************.c** Google Play Developer account fee
s****@g****.n** Google Play Developer account fee
P*******@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
d*******@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
m************@h******.c** Google Play Developer account fee
n*********@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee
e*******@g****.c** Google Play Developer account fee

 

General prize draw winners

Prize draw winner Prize
w*********@g****.c** Samsung S9 Plus
e.e.f.p********@g****.c** Oculus Rift & Touch Virtual Reality System
s**********@g****.c** Axure RP8 Pro one year license
k**********@g****.c** $200 towards the software subscription of your choice
r*****@g****.c** Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB V-NAND M.2 PCI Express Solid State Drive
“z**********@g****.c** Filco Ninja Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Tactile Action, Keyboard
d******.a********@o******.b* Filco Ninja Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Tactile Action, Keyboard
l******@m***.c*.z* a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
t********@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
p*****@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
a************@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
m********@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
j*.l********@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
I********@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
s***********@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
g******.c******@g****.c** a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
d*********@m***.r* a $100 USD Prepaid Virtual Visa card
s*****.s*****@m***.o** a $25 Udemy voucher
p***********@g****.c** a $25 Udemy voucher
n********@w****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
k*********@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
a**********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
d****.t****@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m*****@n****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m******@n******.n** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
d*******@b****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
n***@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
c*******@y****.c**.p* a T-shirt with your AI Character on
j*******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
r*********@g**.d* a T-shirt with your AI Character on
R***********@y*****.r* a T-shirt with your AI Character on
i*********@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m*******@o******.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m*****@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
c******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
d*****@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
y******.k********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m******************@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
r************@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
r*.b********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
w********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
d******@u*.e** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
M******@l***.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
r********@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
a**.m*****@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
c****.p********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
d**********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
e******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
g***@n********.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
f*******.m********@b*********.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
j*****************@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m*****.s******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
k******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
z******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
2******@2******.n** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
s*********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
v************@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
b**********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
b********@o*.p* a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m**********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
d**********@h******.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
f****@y*****.r* a T-shirt with your AI Character on
r****.m************@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
s********.v@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
l*******@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
y****.i****@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
m********@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
n***@y****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
p*****@g****.c** a T-shirt with your AI Character on
a***********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
s*******.p***@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
e********@m***.r* a Mug with your AI Character on
a*******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
s******@m***.r* a Mug with your AI Character on
p************@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
n****************@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
T********@y*****.r* a Mug with your AI Character on
t********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
y**********@y****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
d**************@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
j********.s****@s******.c**.b* a Mug with your AI Character on
n***********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
j****@s*******.m* a Mug with your AI Character on
m*******@a***.m**.e** a Mug with your AI Character on
l***.b******@i*******.e**.m* a Mug with your AI Character on
f*******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
r******@r**********.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
f***********@o******.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
a******.i*@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
p*********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
g******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
r**********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
a*********@y****.c**.b* a Mug with your AI Character on
f*******@c****.i*.a* a Mug with your AI Character on
m*********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
w******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
a***********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
t******@n****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
c****************@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
j**.j****@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
l*********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
v**********************@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
p****.l*******@v******.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
s******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
s*********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
a*******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
k********@y****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
b**********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
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j***************@h******.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
r*********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
j************@h******.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
m******@a********.c**.a* a Mug with your AI Character on
s********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
d***************@i*****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
s**.k.z******@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
r**********@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
v******.t**@g****.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
j***********@g*********.c** a Mug with your AI Character on
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Dev Evolution: Meet Vasil from AndroidPal

How do tech startups win the hearts of developers with their products? What does it take to create value and get developers to use their tools? Our guest Vasil from AndroidPal talked to us about these challenges and shared a few tips on Android development.

Who?

I’m Vasil, owner and CEO of AndroidPal Ltd. and other businesses like Belvek Ltd. I have been into computer technologies most of my life, during the last 10 years — professionally.

My interest in technology and computers started when I was very young, probably at the age of 7. Back then people did not have computers at home. My brother and I had the chance to land in an after-school activity to learn programming. It was only once per week and we couldn’t wait for it to start. We were taught BASIC back then on computers called Pravetz.

We’ve initially worked with 8-bit but later 16-bit computers which were mostly identical with the Apple II computer. It seemed I had a knack for programming, maybe because I was good at Maths.

Additionally I’ve studied and worked with other popular at the time programming languages and technologies like VBScript (yes, it was a thing), Visual Basic, Delphi, OpenGL, PHP, ASP (prior to .NET) and of course HTML.

Fast forward 15 years and I started my own IT company. We’re based in Sofia, Bulgaria and have been providing software development and related services for more than 6 years now.

Most of our clients are from USA, Germany, Austria and Italy. We also have our own products and services in different fields – education, travel, gaming and entertainment.

How did you get into app & Android development?

We’ve been developing one way or another for Android for almost exactly 9 years now. I can still remember the first Android phone I got – HTC Desire. I think it must have been mid March 2010 when I’ve heard of the phone. I really liked it, but said to myself that I can buy it only after I’ve created a simple app for Android and learn more about Android development.

Back then developing for Android was not easy, the current Android version at the time was Android 1.5 but I remember that writing Android apps I had to support Android 1.1 too.

Developing for Android was done with Eclipse. Eclipse is an open source IDE and back then, at least developing for Android with it was not easy. There were too many issues with the IDE – it required too much memory, freezed often, needed restarts and obscure workarounds to make it stable.

So, that first app that I built used Android NDK and had C and C++ code to allow fast image manipulation. And fast it was – probably 3 to 5 times faster than manipulating the image data directly in Java. Of course a year later the Dalvik VM got JIT which would make a Java implementation comparable in terms of speed.

Ever since that first app I and later the people I work with are developing more and more for Android working on big or small projects for various industries.

And yes, I bought that HTC Desire phone on May 21st 2010 (I know the date because I bragged to a friend over email).

Tell us a bit more about AndroidPal.

AndroidPal started because of a problem. We were working on an Android app with a particularly complex graphical user interface. We’ve inherited the code of another company and struggled making certain views (the interface) work. To such extent that we had to create a tool to inspect the layout better. This is how our own View Hierarchy Inspector tool was born.

We thought it would be very useful to developers like ourselves and it would be great if we created other helpful tools.

With more than 2.7 billion active users undoubtedly Android OS is the most popular OS. There constantly are new technologies and frameworks and SDK updates and languages coming out. We know how overwhelming it can be for developers, and it is.

So we thought we start an online community centered around Android Development — this is what AndroidPal is all about. It’s a website where you can find useful information, chat with peers and learn. The site has different sections like – Questions, Libraries, Knowledge Base and Chat.

ap-studio-wide-screenshot

We’ve built all of these as only the foundation onto which we can implement all our other ideas. AP Studio is part of AndroidPal and the name is just a short version of “Android Pal Studio”.

What pain points are you solving for developers? Why should developers use your IDE?

AP Studio offers tools which Android Studio does not. One example would be the Icon Creator, probably the most popular AndroidPal Studio tool among existing users. Then there is the Shape Drawable creator and other tools. Say you want to create a Shape drawable resource file, you might need to check the docs to recall the exact specs and write XML text code. Our tool works visually. It has controls based strictly on the specs so you can’t go wrong.

Among other things this saves time. The tools are built into the IDE and there are quick actions to streamline the process. For example when you create an icon for your app AP Studio can immediately and automatically set it as your app’s launcher icon.

Then there is the snappiness of AP Studio. It does not have the heavy requirements of Android Studio and feels much quicker. In our work we sometimes need to make a small change and see the result right away, no need to spin another instance of Android Studio in such cases. We’re dedicated to increase the snappiness factor even further.

Our best ideas are yet to be implemented. One such idea is how to organize and reuse resources and experience from different projects. One way is to have a library of resources, for example a library of icons or library of layouts. Something that you can navigate easily. A public as well as developer’s very own private library. Our Shape Drawable Creator tool does have a public library with 8 free items, we’ll add more and accept submissions by developers and improve and categorize things a lot in the next iterations of the software.

Indeed everything in AP Studio is ad hoc. Android Studio is based on IntelliJ Idea which is a great software, but has been built as a generic purpose IDE. Google had to create a plugin for it. At some point we wanted to create our own plugins for Android Studio, but the IntelliJ Idea plugins documentation and the effort required to do so seemed overwhelming. Simple things would require a lot of work.

Therefore being ad-hoc and using modern technologies allows us to have a special touch in everything and to quickly respond and implement user suggested features.

To summarize, I would recommend developers use our IDE because it offers new tools and ultimately saves time and leads to less errors.

How was your experience of building the IDE? What challenges did you face in developing this?

Building an IDE is not a trivial task, it was much more effort than we’ve initially imagined.

Entering an unknown territory was very challenging. It’s a different kind of software than what we’ve done before. Also the sheer amount of technologies involved, the research of how things work and why, reading and understanding the (sometimes lacking) documentations – it’s a very big effort.
But it’s fun and rewarding to see things work. To get to a stage where we can start paying more attention to UX as functionality is already fine.

Martin, one of the main developers of the project had this to say:

“Having only been working on web sites and web apps I found using Angular for a Desktop app was something completely new to me. In my work on the project I’ve encountered things which were different from my usual Web development work. It was a tough but interesting work and certain tasks seemed overwhelming, but I did not give up and as a result became a better developer overall.”

Even though it’s well featured IDE now and offers everything you need to develop for Android we’re long way of having all our ideas implemented.

What’s next for AndroidPal? How do you see it progressing in the next two years?

On the whole we want to improve the online part and include interactive guides for beginners, different tools. To name but a few things coming:

  • Android Update tool where developers learn from a very well presented data what they need to do in order to update / upgrade from version X to version Y.
  • Git repos with Android specific web tools (e.g. preview specific android resources, display android specific info about the project).
  • Knowledge base – we have great ideas there and want to develop them.
  • Most importantly – more work on AP Studio IDE – to ultimately have low-code / no-code solutions for a wider audience (not just professional software developers).
  • Some sort of PM tool (todo lists — we have been using our own tool for it and are thinking of integrating it with AP Studio).

One other non-technical aspect of the project is AP Academy where we would apply our experience in teaching and explaining Android topics to a wider audience and in ways that would make the whole learning process better.

What’s your best piece of advice for developers today?

Software development is not an easy thing. Being a professional software developer means you have to keep up with all technologies as much as you can. Learning and improving is a lifelong process. Becoming good takes years. The best piece of advice would be to not give up when there’s a tough problem to solve. So, keep calm and don’t give up.

For most developers there would always be someone who is better in a particular aspect of programming. We should be humble and strive to learn.
As software developers we should always try to solve problems. Not to learn the syntax of a programming language as best as you can. Or learn the most number of programming patterns. What brings value is solving problems. Being creative when solving problems is equally important.

But this is just some developer with 10 years experience talking. There are far more experienced developers who have been into technology from much earlier days. There are great books out there every developer should read. The list might be long and depend on what kind of programming you do, but I would always recommend the books of Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin) — for example one of his best known books “Clean Code”. Another book I’d recommend is “The Pragmatic Programmer” by Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas.

What technologies do you invest in the most, and why?

One way or another we use the following technologies across AndroidPal and in AP Studio in particular:

Java
Kotlin
Gradle DSL
Python
Javascript
Typescript
Angular
NodeJS
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
SQLite
Firebase
Electron
HTML5 / CSS3 / SCSS

Most of the codebase of the IDE is Javascript / Typescript, however many of the important (albeit much smaller) parts are written in Java.

Then there are libraries and frameworks within those technologies which are too many to list.

Using HTML5 for the interface made so many things so much easier than in other platforms (comparing for example using existing Java GUI frameworks or creating our own). The freedom and ease such a mature technology offers is something we’ve really learnt to appreciate.

HTML5 and Angular made the big difference. Can’t even begin to imagine how much more effort it would require to do this with traditional technologies.

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Developer Economics survey Q2 2018 prize draw winners

Welcome to the full rundown of the Developer Economics survey Q2 2018 prize draw winners. Below you’ll find a table comprised of the winners. We’ve listed the name and countries of all the people that have won and given us permission to share their details. For those where we are awaiting permission, their emails are displayed (but obfuscated for security reasons) and finally those who’d prefer not to share their details, we’ve simply displayed their initials and country.

Winners have already been notified by email – if you recognise the email fragment as yours and we haven’t contacted you, please drop us an email at survey@slashdata.co.

Please note that the list only includes prize-draw winners and not runner-ups. If the prize draw winners do not claim their prizes within the timeframe mentioned in the respective e-mail they received, then runner-ups will be asked to claim them instead.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
P.K. Russia $1000 credit towards a software subscription of your choice

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Community Member prize-draw

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*us**n@j**st**.us United States $500 credit towards a software subscription of your choice
Vincenzo. M Italy $250 credit towards a software subscription of your choice
hi***dr**m@gmail.com Italy a Lenovo tablet Yoga Tab 3 10
e**cle**om**a@gmail.com Brazil a Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry brown
Lucas P. Brazil a Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry brown
lu**tw@gmail.com Taiwan a Tile Sport bluetooth tracker
a.**ra**@gmail.com Latvia a Tile Sport bluetooth tracker
Titus B. The Netherlands a Tile Sport bluetooth tracker
***oru**@hotmail.com Spain a Tile Sport bluetooth tracker
Matias M. Argentina a Tile Sport bluetooth tracker

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Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
i**o@ja***.com.ar Argentina an iPhone X
**nta**or@**nta**or.me United States a Samsung S9 Plus
m**o82*@gmail.com Japan a GitHub 12 month Developer plan
David B. United Kingdom a GitHub 12 month Developer plan
**ltion**@gmail.com United States a GitHub 12 month Developer plan
***es**dio@me.com Italy a Codeacademy Pro subscription (12 months)
**nda2*@hotmail.com United States a $100 USD Alibaba Cloud voucher
*in**ong3*@gmail.com Hong Kong a $100 USD Alibaba Cloud voucher
**ra**i@gmail.com United States Udemy vouchers worth $80
b**aro@gmail.com Ireland a $20 Redbubble voucher
**bloh8*@gmail.com Spain a $20 Redbubble voucher
ma**.**rna**@hotmail.com Canada a $20 Redbubble voucher
ju**itad**k*au*@gmail.com United States a $20 Redbubble voucher
Alex L. Israel a $20 Redbubble voucher

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Surprise prize-draw

Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
S.S India a book of your choice up to $50 – please let us know what book you’d like
Michael T. Japan a Sublime Text 3 license
Lewis T. Malaysia a HyperX Cloud Revolver S Binaural Head-band Black headset
do**las**i*a1@gmail.com Brazil a UK Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Tactile Action keyboard
L.T Spain a Tessel 2
**mar**tsho*@gmail.com Canada a $200 Amazon voucher
Swapnil A. India a T-shirt, mug and sticker bundle of your choice (up to $100 value) through Redbubble.com
d**ia*d**ian@gmail.com Argentina a PlayStation 1 pendulum wall clock
Mi***nya28**08@mail.ru Russia an Apple TV 4 Digital Multimedia receiver 32GB
afi**ml@gmail.com Malaysia a Gunnar Crystalline Vinyl Gaming Eyewear – Onyx/Crystalline

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Developer Economics survey Q4 2017: the winners are announced!

Welcome to the full rundown of the Developer Economics survey Q4,2017 (November-December) prize draw winners. Below you’ll find a table comprised of the winners. We’ve listed the name and countries of all the people that have won and given us permission to share their details . For those where we are awaiting permission, their emails are displayed (but obfuscated for security reasons) and finally those who’d prefer not to share their details, we’ve simply displayed their initials and country.

Winners have already been notified by email – if you recognise the email fragment as yours and we haven’t contacted you, please drop us an email at survey@slashdata.co.

Please note that the list only includes prize-draw winners and not runner-ups. If the prize draw winners do not claim their prizes within the timeframe mentioned in the respective e-mail they received, then runner-ups will be asked to claim them instead.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
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Panel prize-draw

Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
Zafer B. Turkey Pluralsight annual professional subscription
*rfi**od@g**il.com Russia Alexa Echo
iva****inis@wind***live.com Croatia Western Digital WD Elements Portable USB Type-A 3.0
Anzhelika T. Russia Western Digital WD Elements Portable USB Type-A 3.0
pa***rochm***4@g**il.com United States EcoSpruce 15.6 Backpack
78***758@qq.com China Redbubble $20 certificate
f**ch@ka***oo.com Nigeria Redbubble $20 certificate
b***oma***do@g**il.com Brazil Redbubble $20 certificate
u***15@hot**il.com Netherlands Redbubble $20 certificate
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Fuad K. United States Redbubble $20 certificate
me***45@y**dex.ru Russia Redbubble $20 certificate
na***h.anna***@g**il.com India Redbubble $20 certificate

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Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
ge**.ch**s@ho**ail.com Greece Pixel 2 5″ 64GB phone
vol**no**09@g**il.com Russia iPhone X
Akash T. India Windows Acer MR headset
isa*****atolii2809@**ail.com Russia Nintendo Switch portable game console
sa***ras*01@g**il.com Russia Oculus Rift headset and controllers
E**c.***onya@g**il.com Kenya Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry brown
jo**an.mun***@d**sof**are.** Canada Raspberry PI 3 Model B
Vikram G. India Raspberry PI 3 Model B
s@ha****est.com Canada Raspberry PI 3 Model B
vp***l1.vip@g**il.com India $100 Alibaba Cloud voucher
Kostas T. Greece $100 Alibaba Cloud voucher
a****rier@g**il.com Russia $100 Alibaba Cloud voucher
p***ngoch**u.cn**@live.com Vietnam $100 Alibaba Cloud voucher
**oma*@**end**elle.de Germany $100 Alibaba Cloud voucher
Ahmad H. Malaysia Sublime Text 3 license
Silvio S. Brazil Sublime Text 3 license
***mitra@***oking**us.com Ireland $25 Google Developers license fee
je***jemd@g**il.com Mexico $25 Google Developers license fee
m***vilal@g**il.com Spain $25 Google Developers license fee
ho**sluk**rin@g**il.com Ukraine $25 Google Developers license fee
po***an75*@ya**o.com United States $25 Google Developers license fee
st**e@***nter***ting.com United States Code School year license
m***r.cem***car***rs@gm*il.com India HyperX Cloud Revolver S Binaural Head-band Black headset
**ud@ip**.edu United States Dell 8″ HD tablet

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Surprise prize-draw

Prize Draw Winner Country Prize
i***elyan.ra***l2002@g**il.com Russia Google Home
R***mia@m**l.ru Russia Prestigio RoadRunner dash cam 506 16gb Micro sd
Octavian S. Romania Prestigio RoadRunner dash cam 506 16gb Micro sd
G***balje@g**il.com Belarus Prestigio RoadRunner dash cam 506 16gb Micro sd
victo***.ber***ist@g**il.com Germany Ubtech Jimu Tankbot
m***craft**4@g**il.com Ukraine Responsive (web stencil) sketch bundle starter pack
m***rren***u@m**l.ru Belarus Apple TV 4 Digital Multimedia receiver 32GB
si***orov@g**il.com Russia $50 Amazon voucher
am***an*al@g**il.com Canada The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide
ze***ro20**@g**il.com Ukraine Pair of Gunnar Crystalline Vinyl Gaming Eyewear – Onyx/Crystalline
ar**hte*@g**il.com Taiwan $100 credit towards software subscription of your choice

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Getting users to pay for things remains the biggest challenge for app developers

More than half of app developers are living in “app poverty”: making less than $500 a month from their apps.

We’ve produced an infographic which looks at insights such as this from The Evolving State of Mobile Commerce, a report published by VisionMobile in collaboration with Braintree.

Here are some more of the insights about app developers that are featured in the infographic:

  • Half of M-commerce developers are using the App store
  • Operators are still bankers in the Middle East and Africa
  • Bitcoin is bigger in the Americas

The M-Commerce Ecosystem

This is just a small sample of the insights contained in the report, if you’d like to know more, then take a look at The Evolving State of Mobile Commerce report.