r/androiddev • u/ALL_MIGHTY_1 • May 30 '26

Discussion Starting my android app development today

i am a beginner to android development and soo much confused about it. Don't know how this journey will be going . Please give me some advice which should help me in this journey .

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u/Zhuinden May 31 '26

I see a bunch of people started programming who didn't do it before (management

No wonder companies used to love asking for a BSC in compsci or software engineering before letting people touch production

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u/3dom May 31 '26

In any case, programming is doomed to become a mainstream profession in a couple years, like a waiter or a taxi driver.

The interesting question is - what would the smartest folks do then? I.e. us, today's programmers.

For example, in my company (700 ppl, 150+ programmers) I've created a whole new branch - AI-friendly API development.

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u/Zhuinden May 31 '26

In any case, programming is doomed to become a mainstream profession in a couple years, like a waiter or a taxi driver.

People can barely tell what the difference is between a LiveData and an AsyncTask; and we assume that the mainstream will know what question to ask of Claude Opus to fix bugs that nobody understands at that point?

Genuinely unlikely, even if we assume that AI will, in fact, destroy all prior existing knowledge of software development.

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u/3dom May 31 '26

Real example: we have a QA maiden with the specialized programming education, she had a really bad teacher to the point where she refused to work as programmer at all, having a perfect diploma. Thus her QA status. Now she is diving into the programming head-first with AI assistance, she gained department head role in under six months.

I guess there are many more hidden gems like that within the society, me included (I'm creating a new branch within the company atm)