Ask Slashdot: Preparing For the 'App Bubble' To Pop?

Niris writes "I am currently a senior in computer science, and am expecting to graduate in December. I have an internship lined up in Android development with medium sized company that builds apps for much larger corporations, and I have recently begun a foray into iOS development. So far my experience with Android ranges from a small mobile game (basically Asteroids), a Japanese language study aid, and a fairly large mobile app for a local non-profit that uses RSS feeds, Google Cloud Messaging and various APIs. I have also recently started working with some machine learning algorithms and sensors/the ADK to start putting together a prototype for a mobile business application for mobile inspectors. My question: is my background diverse enough that I don't have to worry about finding a job if all the predictions that the 'app bubble' will pop soon come true? Is there another, similar area of programming that I should look into in order to have some contingencies in place if things go south? My general interests and experience have so far been in mobile app development with Java and C++ (using the NDK), and some web development on both the client and server side. Thank you!"

Comments

Re:No bubble. Just a a temporary HW suds limit.

[fyngyrz]

Wow. You really didn't understand a thing I wrote, did you?

Sometimes I forget a good proportion of the audience here is asleep.

Tip: My post wasn't about servers. I don't know why "pad" and "phone" didn't clue you in, but I guess that's between you and your reading habits. As for your 32 core not laughing at you, not to put too fine a point on it, sparky, but there is no AI software yet, any more than there is powerful tablet or phone hardware. Both are future speculations. If it's any consolation, though, I am laughing at you, and quite heartily, too. :)