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My Orange and Bronze Google Experience

It was February 15 when I met the people from Orange and Bronze Software Labs Inc. There were a lot of things happened that day, they had their Mindanao I.T. Roadshow: Xavier University Leg, which we have failed to attend to because we were busy preparing for our seminar that we will be hosting on that afternoon. The seminar was entitled “Mobile Technology: be Android, the New Epic”. I didn’t actually knew that they joined the seminar, I wasn’t too wary of the environment that time because of overwork, lack of sleep and the dizziness caused by it. 

I was really wondering why they attended the seminar. Little did I know that Orange and Bronze is an Authorized Google Apps Reseller and Solutions Provider. As we all know and for the benefit of those who doesn’t know, Google has given us innovative technologies such as: the most powerful search engine Google; the most intuitive, efficient and useful GMail ; the Open Source Platform for Mobile Phones Android, among others. 

Developing in Android is my first experience using a Google technology for developing an application, more specifically Mobile Application. The development process wasn’t that easy added by adapting how Android Applications should be built and going back to Java Programming. Developing Apps for Android has its own guidelines, a strict compliance is imposed to us developers for our applications to be publish in Android Market. At first, I didn’t really like the idea of following the guidelines because as a student, my goal was to only make the project run and function well. While developing, I need to read tutorials, watch video and read reviews. These helped me to realize the importance of the things that the development process can benefit my growth as a Software Engineer. The things that Android Development taught me was: 

To build with 5 glorious virtues:

• Beauty - to optimize assets for all screen resolutions
• Generosity - share and consume
• Ubiquity - be more than an ICON
• Utility - be useful, be interesting 
• EPIC (Legendary) - don’t be satisfied with GOOD. 

To stay away from the Deadly Sins:

• Sloth - be fast and responsive
• Gluttony - use system resource efficiently
• Hostility - don’t fight your users
• Arrogance - don’t fight the system
• Discrimination - design for everyone

Android also expanded my knowledge and enthusiasm that mobile phones can do so much. It opens new possibilities for future applications that doesn’t restrict but rather inform and help mobile users to its full capability.  

The things that I have learned from developing Android was supplemented with passion from the people of Orange and Bronze. After the seminar, they have invited us for dinner (an After Treat), yay! :D While going to the venue, we’ve shared about our experience in developing the Application. As seniors, they have shared their knowledge to us, gave us techniques and even shared some funny experiences being in the field.

Thus, the experience was ultimately fun, fruitful, built strong relationship and growth with co-developers and it was totally remarkable for me. 

The experience lead me to apply for an internship to their company, as I can see that I will learn so much from these kind of people. :D

Thank you and God Speed!