Question for the developers

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This doesn't really have to do with this device specifically. Just something I've been wondering.

How do you guys know all this stuff? Is it just a hobby of yours that you've been researching in your spare time? Is it your job? Have you taken classes on it in school? I'm wondering because I'd love to create my own ROM one day and all that good stuff. But I know next to nothing about programming. The only thing I have to go on is Intro to Computer Software Development class I'm taking for my major where we learn basically intro to Java. So based on what I've learned so far, you guys have done WAY more than just a simple class than that? So where do I get started exactly?

I love what you guys do and would love to be able to contribute more. Must be a pretty cool feeling to see someone is running a ROM of yours and knowing YOU made it yourself. I would love to be able to do this stuff. How the hell do you guys know all this crap? Haha

I'm still relatively new to Android. Got my Galaxy S3 in October. Waited about a week and started reading up about rooting and all that. Then it shattered in December and I got the OG.

So my knowledge about rooting and ROMs and all that is about 4-5 months. I know that's definitely not enough time to be able to build your own ROM from scratch, but I still feel like no matter how long I have Android, I still need to know a lot about programming to even get started. I'm completely lost half the time people in development threads are talking.