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Mobile Monday Ann Arbor

Get ready to dig into the code in this second of a two-part workshop oriented series focused on introducing developers to Android development!  

Special thanks to Arbormoon for providing space for this event!

Starts at 6:30pm. 

Format: 
Part 1 – Monday, Nov 2  - We will give you an intro to Android at a high level.  What is ndroid?  What is the current state of Android?  Why does Android have such a sweet tooth for desserts?  These and many other questions will be discussed and answered.  We will also help you get set up in your development environments, if you haven't already done that.  Be sure to bring your laptop loaded with the latest version of Android Studio, as the wifi can't handle everyone downloading it at the same time!

In Between Sessions – This is where most of the learning will occur!  This is a self paced course provided for FREE from Udacity, but you’ll need to get through it before the December meeting to get the most out of it.  This is the course we’ll be referencing (again, its free!):

https://www.udacity.c...

Part 2 – Monday, Dec 7 (this session!)  – We will review the course material covered in the “homework”.  And then with any time left, we can play some more in Android Studio and the volunteers will answer as many questions as they can answer.

Questions:

Should I bring my laptop? 

Yes!  You could get by without it, but this will help us answer any questions you have directly in the code.  This is intended to be a hands-on workshop oriented event.

What version of Android Studio should I have installed?  

Whatever is considered the production version of Android Studio.  Currently the latest, non-beta version of Android Studio is 1.4.  That may change by the first meeting or in between meetings.  So stay tuned for that.  But in general, we will likely be using Android Studio 1.4.

What about Eclipse?

Sorry, Google is no longer supporting Eclipse, so we we aren't either.  There will be quite a few people at the event with experience with Eclipse that you can ask questions too, but we won't be covering it officially during the talks.

Prerequisites and Requirements (for the Udacity Course)

If you are new to programming and don’t know where to start, then this is the course for you!  

If you have at least 1 year of programming experience in Java or another object-oriented programming language (for example: C++, Objective C or Python), you may want to check out the next course in this series (but we won't be covering it in class):

https://www.udacity.c...

Technology Requirements

See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity:

https://www.udacity.c...

What Will I Learn?

Projects - You will create an educational app that teaches 5 new things to a user on a certain topic of your choice.

Volunteers: 

Chris Bach – Chris is a Senior Software Engineer at JOOL Health, focused on learning new technologies and building systems that leverage mathematics, new technology, with an emphasis on usability for the web and mobile.

David Wang - David is an Android developer for Arbormoon Software, as well as a co-organizer for Google Development Group Ann Arbor.

Devin Burke - Devin is a Software Engineer at JOOL Health with a background in mobile and web development. Recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in IT and striving to become a well versed full stack engineer. 

Jim Vitek - Jim is an Android developer, as well as a co-organizer for Google Development Group Ann Arbor.

Joe Blough - Joe is a programmer for Android, iOS, and servers.

Keith Bourne - Keith is Senior Software Engineer and Mobile Strategist for JOOL Health, as well as the founder of Appervasive (http://appervasive.co..., which is focused on mobile strategy and user experience research. With his mobile experiences dating back to the 90’s, Keith is one of the most experienced mobile strategy professionals in the field. Keith speaks often and has been published through articles, papers, and interviews on many mobile strategy related topics.  Keith is a founding board member of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) and co-founder of multiple network groups, including the Michigan chapter of Mobile Monday, which has grown to thousands of members and 4 chapters across the state of Michigan.

Ann Arbor, MI - USA

Monday, December 7 at 6:30 PM

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Mobile Monday Detroit

Humans now have an attention span shorter than a goldfish - 8 seconds to be precise. About a decade ago, 6 seconds was the gold standard in application response time, today its between 2 - 3 seconds. The increase in expectation leads to end-uses dis-satisfaction and they will not hesitate to search for alternatives if they're unhappy. When it comes to Mobile Apps and Website Performance, it's getting more critical than ever to pay attention to the way that end-user engagement is impacted by performance. Here are some key stats to look at:

•   86% of the users will delete the slow responding App after using it the first time

•   74% of users will leave the page if it does not load within 5 seconds

•   81% of buyers will pay more for a better experience

There is no doubt that performance is one of the key aspects of achieving 5-star ratings in an app store or achieving higher conversion rates and satisfied customers from a website. 

So what are the challenges to getting true, actionable performance Metrics?

•   real-time visibility into end-user response times

•   finding a measurable unit of performance which will remain constant regardless of multiple app versions, and the ability to view behavior over time

•   difficulty in tracing response times from different segments of back-end application  and/or website architecture, e.g.: app servers, DB, and web services hosted by 3rd parties

•   ability to understand real-time impact of slow performance on user behavior, e.g.: % of carts abandoned

•   real-time crash analytics reports

In this session of Mobile Monday Detroit, Michigan-based  mobile app and website analytics experts will discuss the challenges of achieving 5-star app ratings and actively engaging app and website end-users, testing, key benchmarks, as well as how to effectively track, measure and analyze the performance of your apps and website and much more.

This event is free to attend, but advance reservations ARE REQUIRED in order to attend; if you make a reservation and your plans change, please cancel your reservation so someone else may attend. Refreshments will be served. Free parking is available.

This Mobile Monday Detroit event is being sponsored by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) and OU, Inc.

Our location:

OU Inc. is located off Adams Road, between the golf course and the Meadowbrook mansion. Due to construction, the bridge at University Drive from Northbound I-75 is out. We are advised it is likely easiest to approach from M59 (off I-75) or up Adams Road.

Be advised that all attendees should enter from the main front door off of the circle drive. The parking lot is at the side of the building with a sidewalk leading up to the front door.

Our Speakers:

•   Jas Sidhu, Senior Solutions Architect, AppDynamics

•   Peter Filias, Web Performance Consultant, Keynote Systems

Speaker Bios:

Jas Sidhu

Jas Sidhu currently works at AppDynamics as a Senior Solutions architect. He has over 15 years of experience in Application Performance Management. Prior to joining AppDynamics, Jas held multiple technical and consulting roles at HP Software and wrote many blogs focused on Application Performance. His achievements include the identification of bottlenecks in eCommerce and mobile applications for major online retailers resulting in better end-user experience. Jas earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing from UNC, Chapel Hill in 2011, and a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from Wayne State University in 2000.

Peter Filias

Peter Filias is an experienced web professional with nearly 20 years in the business. With both a BS in Computer Science and an MBA in Information Systems, he's able to speak to both worlds of IT - dev/ops and business. His passion for performance and efficiency is well thought out and honed over the years. With over 5 years of experience in website performance, which isn't much older as a field, he's both effective and passionate about helping companies improve their website performance which, in turn, helps them improve their bottom line. How so, Faster websites equals more retention, higher conversion rates, and satisfied customers.

Besides being a web performance junky, Peter is also a computer building enthusiast, having gone thru many iterations of custom computers at home - water cooled, custom case modifications, and bench-marking, bench-marking, and more bench-marking.

Rochester, MI 48309 - USA

Monday, November 9 at 6:00 PM

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