I am currently interested in the topic of web/mobile apps. In the short term, this topic interests me because I like to make tools that help me with repetitive tasks or calculations. In the past, I have modified a .html file that included some JavaScript to serve as a template generator for common tasks in my job. It has also been common for me to make a spreadsheet that helps me appraise the best path forward or the best value for games I play. As I expand my knowledge of Python, I am building more complicated custom apps to answer these questions for me, though from what I have read Python is not very viable in the web/mobile app space. I think these homemade tools could be even better and easier to share with others if I can learn how to execute these concepts as web/mobile apps for portability.
In the long term, making or at least understanding the development of web/mobile apps can be a boon to my future career in IT. According to Jiangning et al, (2019), “90% of people’s mobile time is spent using mobile apps” and the Apple and Google app stores offer over 1.5 billion apps each (p. 828). This high usage and high volume of apps makes me feel secure that the demand for skills related to web/mobile apps can be well leveraged in my future carrier.
Jiangning He, Xiao Fang, Hongyan Liu, & Xindan Li. (2019). Mobile App Recommendation: An Involvement-Enhanced Approach. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), 827-A10. https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2019/15049
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