Late 2008 I created my first Android application (fIRC) after obtaining the T-Mobile G1. The project was an early attempt to master the Java programming language and also a way for me to learn more about the Android mobile platform. Since the Android Market was still young in 2008, my chat application fIRC became a success. While internet group chat isn’t something new, chatting on your smartphone in real time to other people was. People loved using fIRC because it was easy to join the chat...