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Honestly curious, isn't mobile work mostly about user interfaces? Doesn't seem like what OP is looking for.

by lvass 5y ago

numair 5y ago
Mobile is the default interface through which non-technical people interact with the digital world. It’s the prerequisite for building products and services. If OP can master that and create stuff that fits the character of their local market, they will be able to transcend the life of a third-world salary person and have a chance to own entire markets. Usually multinationals will establish a local office, often involving sending off some MBA type on a lavish vacation expedition, to get into a country/region. Due to perception reasons alone, I just don’t think the best talent in the world is easily motivated to move to Iraq. Even if Iraq is lumped into some “EMEA” office, it’s probably not a high priority getting tons of resources. OP has rare home court advantage. They should leverage it for maximum benefit, and then help improve the lives of others.
honkdaddy 5y ago
Mobile work really isn't about user interfaces, it's about full application design. Both iOS and Android are platforms which allow you to code out most basic UI tasks "for free" in a way that doesn't really exist in web dev. Complex UIs, of course, can be challenging and unpleasant to write, but one can make a career as a mobile developer spending a very small percentage of their time concerned about UI.
muzani 5y ago
I'd say mobile UI is like working with clay, while CSS is like working with sand. CSS was designed before mobile, so a lot of the hate comes from using a tool that's not for the right purposes. You have to build different sites for web and mobile, often with the painful responsive frameworks. The results are inconsistent across different browsers. And then there's the flexbox. You have things like this just to fit stuff into a row: https://css-tricks.com/international-box-sizing-awareness-day/ https://css-tricks.com/international-box-sizing-awareness-da... Whereas for native, it's basically one design that works on all screens. Except maybe tablets, but it's not common to do a separate design for tablets.

Honestly curious, isn't mobile work mostly about user interfaces? Doesn't seem like what OP is looking for.

by lvass 5y ago

Honestly curious, isn't mobile work mostly about user interfaces? Doesn't seem like what OP is looking for.

Mobile is the default interface through which non-technical people interact with the digital world. It’s the prerequisite for building products and services. If OP can master that and create stuff that fits the character of their local market, they will be able to transcend the life of a third-world salary person and have a chance to own entire markets. Usually multinationals will establish a local office, often involving sending off some MBA type on a lavish vacation expedition, to get into a country/region. Due to perception reasons alone, I just don’t think the best talent in the world is easily motivated to move to Iraq. Even if Iraq is lumped into some “EMEA” office, it’s probably not a high priority getting tons of resources. OP has rare home court advantage. They should leverage it for maximum benefit, and then help improve the lives of others.

honkdaddy 5y ago

Mobile work really isn't about user interfaces, it's about full application design. Both iOS and Android are platforms which allow you to code out most basic UI tasks "for free" in a way that doesn't really exist in web dev. Complex UIs, of course, can be challenging and unpleasant to write, but one can make a career as a mobile developer spending a very small percentage of their time concerned about UI.

muzani 5y ago

I'd say mobile UI is like working with clay, while CSS is like working with sand. CSS was designed before mobile, so a lot of the hate comes from using a tool that's not for the right purposes. You have to build different sites for web and mobile, often with the painful responsive frameworks. The results are inconsistent across different browsers. And then there's the flexbox. You have things like this just to fit stuff into a row: https://css-tricks.com/international-box-sizing-awareness-day/ https://css-tricks.com/international-box-sizing-awareness-da... Whereas for native, it's basically one design that works on all screens. Except maybe tablets, but it's not common to do a separate design for tablets.