My observations on the pain points of developing for the Android platform, and suggested workarounds for those pain points are published today in TechRepublic. To summarize a few key points :
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Fragmentation is a nightmare and makes Android development a lot more complicated than it should be.
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There should be broad based agreements on what manufacturers and carriers can and cannot do to the platform, and the ecosystem should work together to provide a good, solid baseline that all developers can take or granted. It is in the best interest of the platform
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Google should act as a “good cop” in helping the platform as it matures.
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Patent related issues (aka “The Pink Elephant in the room”) need to be addressed sooner than later.
You can read the entire blog post at TechRepublic
And finally, I’d like to leave you with an image (From Engadget) that I think captures the gist of all things wrong about the platform. Think about it!
