Mobile Developer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Every tap, swipe, and scroll on a phone works because someone wrote code to make it happen.
Through history
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Long ago
The very first phones could only make calls. Over time, people found ways to put small computers inside phones, and that is how apps were born.
Tools of the trade
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Computer
A mobile developer sits at a computer to type code, run coding programs, and design screens for apps.
A day in the job
- MorningThe developer sits down at the computer, reads notes from the team, and starts typing code for the next part of the app.
Words to know
- Bug
- A bug is a little mistake in the code that makes an app act strangely. Fixing bugs is a big part of the job!
Quiz time
Mobile developers write the code that makes the buttons in a game work.
Mobile developers test their apps on real phones.