Top 7 personality traits a skilled mobile app developer should possess
From my experience; as founder of an app development company who worked with a lot of clients on their app, choosing a best partner is important than saving money in your project development. A best partner can help you in application development; also he can improve your business performance by using his excellent knowledge and experiences in this field.
The demand for mobile applications has been on a steady rise ever since the smart phone invention. So choosing a skilled software developer is a huge task. Here are some important qualities you should look for in a mobile app developer for your business growth.
1. Choose a developer with business interest and good development skills
A good development company can train you through business development process and based on their experience in this field they can provide useful creative ideas that will help you while developing an app. A good developer knows the future of an app and can predict how users will accept a new app because of his/her previous work experience with many clients.
2. Portfolio assessment
Another quality of a good developer is he should have excellent UI/UX skills. A developer with rich portfolio of previously developed apps, ideally in the same field is more reliable than one without focus or experience. Check his/her portfolio for apps with best user interfaces. A good mobile app developer strives to deliver an insightful user friendly mobile application. User interaction plays an important role in mobile app development. Almost sixty percent of application is about user interaction.
3. Previous client information
A good developer should always be ready to share his previous client contact information. You can contact them to get a real feedback about the developer. So that he cannot cheat you by duplicating already existing apps in the market.
4. Choose someone who is trustworthy
Mobile app development is a long process. Apps will go through many evaluation processes and many changes have to be made based on user feedbacks. So you should choose a developer who will be with you throughout the process, from developing your app to marketing your app successfully. In between there are so many stages where you need support of a good developer. So choose someone who won’t let you down.
5. Look for best developers not cheap ones
Give importance to product quality .So be careful while choosing your development partner. Don’t go for a cheapest price quote. Every company has a budget, but sometimes the low cost options can turn out to be more expensive; when the result didn’t turned out as expected and they have to find a new developer who can re do it.
6. Whole product quality is more important than coding
Coding is an important process of an app development. Other than coding there are some more important factors like functional design and app should be user friendly. Don’t choose an independent developer if you don’t have access to a team to perform functions like design, usability and testing.
7. Check for their designing strengths
Designing plays a key role in success of an app. designing an app is as important as its working. Creativity is important because app development is about transforming best ideas into life-changing applications. You will get a glimpse of their designing skills by checking their portfolio. Also go a step further and look for someone who gives more importance to usability of your mobile app. User friendly mobile apps can conquer the market easily.
Becoming an expert app developer needs a lot of hard work, learning and research. So you should be careful while choosing an application developer because it can have a direct impact on your business. There are so many attributes that define a good app developer but the above 7 tips will help anyone searching for a good developer. Your future depends on your choice