[mpalczewski]

This would have prevented me from publishing my first app, which ended up getting me my first job and a great career.

[arunkumar9t2]

Same, got my first Android dev job from my side projects. Don't think current state of app stores would let something like that happen easily.

[txtsd]

Wow. Could you tell us more about your journey?

[mpalczewski]

I bought a t-mobile g1 the first android phone. At the time my school's wifi needed you to log in every time you joined the network. I wrote an app that logged you in automatically. Solved a need I had, I then put in in the app store for $0.99 and sold a few hundred.

I went to a small company career fair for the free lunch. When they saw I had an app in the app store, I had immediate interest and got an internship.

[silenced_trope]

Wow? It sounds like he created a portfolio piece. lol.