2010: Year of the Mobile Developer
I’m officially declaring 2010 as the Year of the Mobile Developer! I’m not the first to do so, but wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment so I wanted to put WIP’s weight behind it. It’s not that developers weren’t recognized before in the mobile sector; but it’s truly the first year that developers have been embraced and respected as key members of the mobile ecosystem. I hope it’s also the year that developers can take a more collective stand and give direct feedback to the bigger companies; and WIP wants to coordinate that effort.
The proof of the Year of the Mobile Developer is extensive in our key industry events. CES had a good showing of developers this year with a variety of activities starting with AT&T’s Developer Summit starting off the week; Mobile World Congress (MWC)pulled out all the stops with the new App Planet Hall full of exhibits, dev conferences and complementary passes to developers; and the upcoming CTIA Wireless has its own version with App World, full...