Mobile Hackathon and Thoughts on Technology
Sharing my experience at Google Developer Group's Mobile Hackathon, lessons from an unsuccessful competition, the process of developing an exam practice app with Firebase, and observations about technology trends like AI, chatbots, and AR from a developer's perspective.
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