How do you go about your business as a developer? Do you consider it a hobby or a profession? Do you do it just for the enjoyment you get out of it or because you are trying to make a living from it?
For many of you, the truth is probably somewhere in between. If you still have a “normal” day job, you consider it a hobby with the potential of earning some extra income, and developing something that people buy and use is rewarding in many ways, of course. Some of you may aim to become a full time iPhone app developer in the future but are not ready to take that step just yet. Of course, there are the pros amongst app developers that are either small (one or a few devs) or large companies and are all about growing their core business metrics.
Just recently, two pretty successful German developers founded what is now the first and (to our knowledge) only Association for German iPhone App Developers (called viEdA). The two developers know their business pretty well and the reasons for creating such an association are pretty clear. Among other goals, the association aims to alleviate the problem of being discovered among the huge number of apps in the App Store and lobby for the combined interests of their members. One of the founders of the viEda estimates potential amount of professional iPhone developers in Germany at around 150, though a clear definition of what exactly the word “professional” constitutes regarding iPhone app development has not been found, yet (German readers, find more about it here).
150? Sounds like a rather small amount, don’t you think?
If we consider all the iPhone app developers that spend their free time working on app projects, trying to create successful products and looking for more effective ways of getting to their target group, our guess is we will find a lot more than 150 people who would then be considered professional.
At apprupt, we aim to professionalize a part of the work that needs to be done when developing an app and then trying to sell it – the marketing.
But, of course, there is a difference here. Trying to go about developing an app in the most professional way does not necessarily make you a professional, right?
So what does? Is it making a living out of iPhone development? Is it full-time app development? Is it simply developing apps on a regular basis? Or could it just be going about the development of iPhone apps in professional way?
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
The Difference between a Pro and a Profession
How do you go about your business as a developer? Do you consider it a hobby or a profession? Do you do it just for the enjoyment you get out of it or because you are trying to make a living with it?
For many of you, the truth is probably somewhere in between. If you still have a “normal” day job, you consider it a hobby with the potential of earning some extra income and developing something that people buy and use is rewarding in many ways, of course. Some of you may aim to become a full time iPhone app developer in the future but are not ready to take that step just yet. The of course, there are the pros amongst app developers that are either small (one or a few devs) or large companies and are all about growing their core business metrics.
Just recently two pretty successful German developers founded what is now the first and (to our knowledge) only German Association for German iPhone App Developers ( called viEdA). The two developers know their business pretty well and the grounds for creating such an association are clear and reasonable. Among other goals, the association aims to alleviate the problem of “being discovered” among the mass of apps in the App Store and lobby for the combined interest of their members. One of the founders of the viEda estimates potential amount of professional iPhone developers in Germany at around 150, though a clear definition of what exactly the word “professional” constitutes regarding iPhone App development has not been found, yet (German readers, find more about it here).
150? Sounds like a rather small amount, don’t you think?
If we consider all the iPhone app developers that spend their free time working on app projects, trying to create successful products and looking for more effective ways of marketing their app, our guess is, we will find a lot more than 150 people who would then be considered professional.
At apprupt, we aim to professionalize a part of the work that needs to be done when developing an app and then trying to sell it – the marketing.
But, of course, there is a difference here. Trying to go about developing an app in the most professional way does not necessarily make you a professional, right?
But what does? Is it making a living out of iPhone development? Is it full-time iPhone App development? Is it simply developing apps on a regular basis? Or could it just be going about the development of iPhone App in professional way?
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
