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

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.

Wow. Could you tell us more about your journey?

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.

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

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