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Ep.20: How to be a Mobile App Developer, and how AdBlockers work | Interview with Marc Patrick Celon

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About the Guest: Marc Patrick Celon is a software engineer for Samsung Research Philippines where he is currently developing the AdBlocking technology of the Samsung Internet browser. He is a Computer Engineering graduate from UP Diliman and he was a member of the Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory (UCL).

In this episode we talked about:

  • The different kinds of apps they develop in UCL
  • Why he chose Samsung Research PH as the place to start his career in app dev
  • His early projects for Samsung, and how software dev is different in the industry compared to in college
  • How they monitor and find issues in the web apps they deploy
  • How he got involved in mobile app development, and why Samsung Internet is capitalizing on its AdBlocking technology
  • Where the ads are in a browser, and why AdBlockers need to be constantly updated
  • The day-to-day activities of a mobile app developer
  • The side projects they have in Samsung, as well as how they present their patent or product ideas
  • The difference between mobile app development and web app development
  • How AdBlockers hide or block ads on a website, and what they replace them with
  • What personal projects he is working on right now
  • How someone can get started in web app or mobile app development
  • The differences in developing iOS and Android applications
    • ...more
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