The Less Interesting TimesI've Been Trying to Reach the Present for Years

9:50 – Arrived at the convention, sneaked into the keynote. Some interesting things to think about.
App Engine peaked interest but requires Java, of which I have not much experience. HTML5 is very interesting but not a lot of experience either. So I’ll go with Android.
11:15 – Android lecture started.
New Ice-cream Sandwich is prettier and smoother. Everything seems to be flowing better. And it has a cool logo.
12:05 – High Performance Graphics in Android.
Interesting ideas, based on stuff I learned in Computer Graphics. Good to know, when I get to that.
12:50 – Broke for lunch. Good food they got here.
Walked around the display area. Played around with the Xoom. Found a gaming IDE I’m ambiguous about called Mominis. Tried to have Google Voice understand me saying Chubby Bunny. Not much success.
13:35 – Excellence in the Android User Experience.
It feels like the new design wave sweeping through Google: not that much of a difference but a lot of white which makes somethings almost disappear. It was very basic. Some things worth mentioning but most of it seemed rather trivial to me.
Ended up leaving in the middle to get coffee.
14:35 – Android Market for Developers.
Some good practices and interesting tips for the new market that is in the process of going up through the platforms. Some inspiration and motivation as well.
15:20 – Moved to the hall for HTML5 vs Flash.
Went just for the general knowledge. Some tidbits about Flash players vs HTML5 players and the possible future of cat videos.
16:15 – Building a Business on Mobile Apps
If you get yourself advertised, you drive users to your app. Hmm… don’t have money for that. Using social circles is a way to go. As far as monetization goes, I think in-app purchasing and freemium are the best ways.
17:10 – Heading home. That was a fun day. Saw a lot of cool stuff. Got some interesting ideas. Hopefully, this will be remembered as a good day in the future.