#92: The New Developer Machine Landscape.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - A few thoughts about the new iPad lineup and then a longer discussion about how the new Macs change the ideal developer machine equation.
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Developing Perspective
Developing Perspective is a podcast discussing the news of note in iOS Development, Apple and the like. Hosted by David Smith, an independent iOS developer. Never longer than 15 minutes.
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#91: Thank you and the Road from Here.
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - Thank you all for the amazing response to Check the Weather. Today I talk about two lesson I’ve learned in development that apply very well to the launch. Malcom Gladwell at TED
#90: Check the Weather
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - Introducing my new weather app, Check the Weather. Thank you for helping me get it out the door. This is also coincidentally the 100th regular episode of Developing Perspective. So thanks all around. Check the Weather
#89: Counting Down.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - Walking through the steps you do right before launching an app.
#88: Conferences and Unique Opportunities.
Monday, October 15, 2012 - I talk about my experiences at Cingleton and generally how I try to handle the potentially awkward and complicated social opportunities of a conference. Then, I dive into a very brief talk about how to look for unique opportunities in the App Store. The Magazine
#87: Basic App Marketing.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 - Check the Weather is now approved and heading to launch next week. My thoughts on generating buzz. TestFlight User Friendly Promo Codes
#86: App Pricing.
Friday, October 05, 2012 - App Store pricing.
#85: Pragmatism.
Thursday, October 04, 2012 - Being pragmatic about how ‘good’ your software is and avoiding fear of it not living up to impossible expectations.
#84: Shipped it.
Friday, September 28, 2012 - The importance of celebration when you ship a project…oh and I shipped Check the Weather ;)
#83: Performance and Letting Go.
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - Performance tuning your application and embracing the process of showing it off to new people.
#82: Localizing an App.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - Walking through the process of localizing an app. It is remarkably straightforward. Linguan App Localization Services: Tethras - My chosen provider. I went with them because they seemed to have a good balance between cost and quality. I wasn’t disappointed. AppLingua Wordcrafts iCanLocalize...
The iPhone 5.
Friday, September 21, 2012 - First impressions on the iPhone 5 then a few considerations it and iOS 6 bring to developers. Smart App Banners
#80: Managing functionality.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - Talking about how to best manage the feature-set and functionality of a new app. Don’t worry about building everything, start with the kernel of a good idea and build out from there.
#79: Getting Ready for iOS 6.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Talking about the new iPhone 5 and getting ready for iOS 6. iOS Version Stats
#78: Managing 3rd Party Libraries.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - Another quick tip on prototyping, then how I managed 3rd party libraries. CocoaPods
#77: Prototyping a new project.
Thursday, September 06, 2012 - I kick off a multi episode arc discussing my process in developing a weather application. Today I’ll be talking about how to jump start development with rapid prototyping and getting working things as soon as possible.
#76: The best way to avoid distractions.
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - I talk about my experience with getting excited about my latest project and how that improves productivity. If you aren’t excited about what you are doing, why are you doing it? Apple’s Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy
#75: Rates and Contracts
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - Talking about different types of contracting and how to choose a good rate for your work.
Rob Rhyne
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - An interview with Rob Rhyne of MartianCraft. We discuss design and its role in software development. Rob comes at the development from a design savvy background and walks through how that informs the decisions he makes while coding. Rob Rhyne on Twitter Rob’s Blog MartianCraft Invincible - transitional music Epic Soundtracks on Pandora xScope Favorite Mailboxes by Matt Gemmell Acorn The Design of Everyday Things Mike Rundle Matt Gemmell Sticky Notifications...
#74: Transitioning to iOS
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - Making the move to iOS development from an experienced background on another platform.
#73: Updates, Updates, Updates.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - Talking about how to manage and understand App Store updates.
#72: Mistakes, Designing Icons and getting Acquired.
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - A brief apology and how to appropriately handle mistakes, a discussion on the process of designing an app icon, and the options you have when your app gets acquired. New My Recipe Book icon Iconfactory
Bill Dudney
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - A conversation with Bill Dudney about learning Objective-C, how to be productive in solving hard programming problems and effectively using Apple’s debugging tools. Bill Dudney on Twitter Bill Dudney’s Blog iOS Programming Course with The Pragmatic Studio iOS SDK Development by Chris Adamson and Bill Dudney TextMate OmniGraffle Pro Git Tower - Git Client Learn to Program by Chris Pine Programming in Objective-C by Stephen Kochan LEGO Mindstorms Sinclair S...
#71: Pruning your App Garden
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - A discussion of how to manage your time when it comes to working on something new or updating an existing app. Build and Analyze #90: This Person Isn’t Really Here Ulrik Damm Robocat Apps App Store Metrics
#70: The Importance of Rest
Thursday, August 02, 2012 - Discussing the importance of integrating rest into our daily or weekly schedules.
Matthew Bischoff
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - A conversation with Matthew Bischoff of Lickability and the New York Times. Matthew Bischoff on Twitter MatthewBischoff.com Quotebook Pair Programming Tomorrow Theme Advanced Appearance Customization on iOS - WWDC Video Code Complete...
#69: Talking about money
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - Announcing a new segment where I’ll be having conversations with prominent developers and a discussion of why I never talk about money publicly.
#68: Being a Student of the App Store
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - Why I haven’t upgrade to Mountain Lion yet and how I am a ‘Student’ of the App Store. #58: Managing new SDKs The Path to Success in the App Store AppAnnie App Figures Some People to Follow: Ian Marsh David Barnard Eli Hodapp Phill Ryu Blake Patterson Marco Arment Paul Haddad Steve Streza Federico Viticci...
#67: The Apple Business Team
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - Announcing a new schedule for Developing Perspective. New episodes will now be posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My first impressions of the Retina MacBook Pro and how I used the Apple Business Team to get it.
#66: Pricing for Features
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - A bit of housekeeping. Comparing the various advantages and disadvantages of charging for features. Also whether to be universal or have two seperate apps. Survey Edge Cases Episode 64 Question via @nalenb ....