Jump to the tl;dr below for just the updates and links.

This week on The Developer Show, I’m at the YouTube Space LA, interrupting Developer Advocates (Todd Kerpelman, Ian Lake, Rich Hyndman) with my selfie stick and your “#AskDevShow” questions.

tl;dr

Just the updates and links

Machine Learning on Udacity

• TensorFlow makes it possible to add Machine Learning to your app without the phd. And you can now learn all about it with this new Udacity course!

Android

• It’s one of the most downloaded DJ apps in the world. After launching on Android, the platform became the largest contributor of business growth, with 50% of total revenue and more than 70% of new downloads coming from their Android users. Find out more with this video.

Cross-platform development

• It’s now gotten a lot easier to share an app’s non-UI code between iPhone, iPad applications and Android and web versions of the same app using this new Google-authored, open-source compiler. Check out the blog post for more.

Monetization

• Our good friends over at App Annie have launched their 2015 retrospective, looking at the key trends from last year — including app monetization
• Learn the pros and cons of different app monetization models, how to choose the one that’s right for you, and considerations for implementation with this new guide from the AdMob team. Another in their no nonsense series for developers.

Training

• We recently passed 1 million students on the courses we built in partnership with Udacity. It’s a great time to join them in learning how to use technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

Firebase

• You can now use Promises with the Firebase JavaScript SDK. Check the blog post for more.

Jump to the tl;dr below for just the updates and links.

This week on The Developer Show, I crash a live Twitter chat on Udacity Nanodegree programs andDeveloper Training, with Sebastian Thrun (Udacity Co-Founder & CEO) and Peter Lubbers (Senior Program Manager).

Have a question? Use #AskDevShow to let us know!

tl;dr

Just the updates and links

Android

• Add immersive audio experiences to your virtual reality apps with spatial audio, now available in the Cardboard SDKs for Unity and Android.
• Learn how you can use Google Sign-In with your backend, in this post by Laurence Moroney. The third in a series about using Google Sign-In on Android.
• You can now generate and distribute promo codes to current and new users on Google Play to drive engagement with your app. Use them to reward loyal users, encourage app reviews, and attract new customers.
• There’s a brand new set of Android Development Patterns coming soon! The goal of the series is to highlight the fundamental components and best practices that can make the biggest difference in your app. Make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss a single episode.
• Learn where your game players get stuck, what virtual goods they buy, or how to tailor the game for both casual and hardcore players by using Google’s web-scale analytics services. This post shows you how.

We’re on Medium!

• We’re not just videos. Check out all the helpful written content on the Google Developers Medium publication written by Engineers for Engineers. Hint: that’s where we are right now.

Training

• Enroll in Nanodegree Plus, and Udacity will guarantee you’ll get hired within 6 months of graduating, or they’ll refund 100% of your tuition.