Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both

- Robert Frost

Two Roads Diverged in a Wood IT Career Choices

Lee Chuk Munn isslcm@nus.edu.sg

Comdex, November 12, 1990

Information at your finger tips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxUPSF2K7Cs

1.75B in 2014

2B in 2015 approximately 28% of the

world’s population

Worldwide Smartphones

http://www.dazeinfo.com/2014/01/23/smartphone-users-growth-mobile-internet-2014-2017/

2B in 2015 83% of Internet access

http://www.dazeinfo.com/2014/01/23/smartphone-users-growth-mobile-internet-2014-2017/

http://gadgetbreak.net/2013/09/30/what-do-people-like-to-do-with-their-smartphones-infographic/

2B in 2015

83% of Internet access

unparalleled

OPPORTUNITY http://www.dazeinfo.com/2014/01/23/smartphone-users-growth-mobile-internet-2014-2017/

The New Gold Rush

Mobile Apps

Native

Mobile Apps

Mobile Web

Mobile Web Sites

Hybrid App

Native Hybrid Hybrid

Decisions

Cause I'm the unknown stuntman that made Redford such a star.

Cause I'm the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood look so fine.

Faceless on Facebook

Authentication

Persistence

Notification

Payment

Analytics

Matchmaking

Example of Common Services

The “3-tier” Backend

Backend Services

Data

The “3-tier” Backend

What to use? How to store?

Demo

Required Skills

Tools

Languages and Frameworks

Persistence

SQL SQL

Persistence

SQL SQL

Skills Coverage

What Drives You