Interview: Iordanis

This interview is done with Iordanis Giannakakis. So Iordanis:

1. Tell us a little bit about your average Android development day or your work day

The day always starts with grabbing some coffee, catching up on our tasks and splitting remaining work. Sometimes we pair-program or even mob-program if we’re starting on a new feature. It’s incredible how much we still learn from each other, so we try to keep doing that frequently. Breaks during the day involve me losing at pool most times and when the day is over we usually head down to the local pub or to Android meetups.

2. What would you say are the ingredients for a successful app?

Given a good idea for a product, nothing can be a better indicator for a successful app than how much developers care about the product & its technology. That’s why sometimes we find apps that are not based on groundbreaking ideas but are amazing products and vice-versa.

3. What is your favorite part about working as an Android developer?

Simply the fact that there is more content about Android generated per day than I can consume. Generally, on Android there are a number of approaches to common problems, different techniques and then some amazing community events like this where we can share ideas!

4. What your talk at Droidcon Greece will be about? What is the audience level?

I would like to cover the genesis of the Shazam app for Android Wear. I would like to mostly focus on the technical challenges that we found, code quality and a bit on the thinking for its design. Even if there are quite a few talks on Android Wear, I will assume not a great deal of audience experience, so it should be be appropriate for all levels.

5. What are you most looking forward to at Droidcon Greece?

Even though I am from Thessaloniki, I’ve never been to any Android-related events here, so I would love to see what the local Android community is like (where are you guys hiding?). Also, it’s a great chance to meet the international speakers, say “hi” to others we’ve met in other events and be the “host” for a change

Find out more about Iordanis & his session here.