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Hi, I'm currently a rising Senior in college and I would like to be as marketable as possible after graduation. I'm most interested in mobile app development and have worked with Android for over a year with a few apps on google play here and there. What is the best route for me to take to make myself more desirable as an app developer? My plan was to redo an app in iOS and then pick up a cross platform like Xamarin for a larger project. Is there a more efficient way for me to spend my last year before looking for jobs?

I would like to ask for some advice. I've been mulling over this for months and haven't come up with a solid solution.

I'm currently juggling a computer engineering curriculum and one particular video game in college. The need to find an actual job and become a true autonomous adult looms closer with every semester. Logically my gaming time should be shortened and replaced by personal coding projects that would give me marketable experience. Unfortunately I'm hesitant to quit gaming, I've played this game (League of Legends) for a long time and have reached a point where I have my own fanbase and make enough money from streaming/youtube to cover my monthly food/luxury expenses.

I hesitate because playing this video game has been a pretty big chapter of my life, it has affected the friends I met, the experiences I've had, and my outlook on life. At the same time I like to be a realistic person, I had multiple opportunities to play this video game professionally, but have chose not to. My opinion is that having actual applicable knowledge to the real world lasts a lifetime as opposed to having a short lived video game career. What should I do? Suddenly quitting and leaving part of my life behind just doesn't feel right, but at the same time I need to do something if I want to get a app development job in such a competitive environment.

What should I do? Suddenly quitting and leaving part of my life behind just doesn't feel right, but at the same time I need to do something if I want to get a app development job in such a competitive environment.