In the past week, my latest app , RunNow Pro was approved and released in the Apple App Store. The app project began about 6 weeks ago. My wife and I were talking about running and my wife decided she was going to try to run a half marathon next fall. While it is pretty far away, we decided it was best to get started with a run / walk program so she'd be ready to hit the road come spring. I looked up some plans online and thought there would be an app out there to help ...
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Posted by Al Nyveldt on Sep 08, 2011
There is nothing like drawing up your app ideas so you can visualize things better. Like most of you, I’ve used the trusty paper and pen method the most. I came across Balsamiq in mid 2009 and have used it a nice amount. It does some things really well and the end product is great for sharing. However when there isn’t a widget for everything you need, it breaks down. I usually found myself starting with paper and moving to Balsamiq if I need to co...
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I recently finished up my 3rd App Store game, SudokuKids for iPad. While I can't wait to see it available in the App Store, I decided this was a good candidate for delayed release.
I know many people advocate the delayed release. Usually, the main point is to try to build up a buzz around the app. Noel Llopis wrote a nice short description of delayed release at the end of his review of the Business of iPhone and iPad Development. You can contact media/...
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Posted by Al Nyveldt on Jul 26, 2011
Project organization is something we all need to deal with on a daily basis. The way we handle it leads directly to how efficient we can be, how support is handled, and how complete our products are. No one wants the be the guy who is letting things fall through the cracks.
Project management for an independent can be easy to overlook as you don’t have anyone to answer to, but it is important to have a solid system to keep track of everything. I&...
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Posted by Al Nyveldt on Jul 12, 2011
I’m sure most iOS developers are familiar with ad-hoc testing. For the uninitiated, it is a way of testing where you can put a development version of your app on someone else’s iDevice without having to have it sync to yourself. In the early days of iOS development, this was a somewhat painful process, but with the advent of services like TestFilght, this is now a breeze to do.
Without going into to all the reasons you might want to do this, I want to ...
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