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I want to build something for the App Store, but I feel like if it’s not perfect, it will be a wasted launch. It feels like you can’t really iterate in an App S

I want to build something for the App Store, but I feel like if it’s not perfect, it will be a wasted launch. It feels like you can’t really iterate in an App Store product, it needs to be bullet proof on the first go. Plus it needs to be native in iOS/android to pull off the ui patterns. It just feels like a shit ton of work, but I sincerely believe it’s the obvious solution. I’m perturbed by the mountain of work and execution necessary here, so of course, I indulge in the fantasy of it being built vs putting in daily progression towards making it a reality. All this leads to disliking who I am.

jkcorrea 6y ago
Asking with some self-interest for a project I'm working on: Is there anything in particular about the project that's frustrating/time-consuming? Or just the whole thing altogether? Projecting a bit here, but your dilemma seems to resonate really well with this essay, especially when you mentioned "indulging in the fantasy": https://www.trevormckendrick.com/essays/future-you-masturbation https://www.trevormckendrick.com/essays/future-you-masturbat... Pains me to hear it makes you dislike yourself, means next to nothing from a stranger online, but you're obviously smart, passionate, and care about your (potential) users' experiences, which is pretty admirable by itself. We see so many stories here of epic devs/biz persons moving mountains and executing their visions, but I'd be surprised if the large majority of them didn't go through a rut like what you currently are facing at least once.
- runawaybottle 6y ago
  The arduous thing is that I haven’t ever done native app development, so will need to learn it. I cannot use the cross-platform frameworks to bootstrap since the product primarily aims to solve the current UX/UI provided by existing apps. The article pretty much nails what I’ve been doing (and I’m embarrassed to even admit the nature of my success fantasies, they are laughably delusional, but my goto guilty pleasure to indulge in). But, the disliking myself part comes from the fact that I don’t operate like this when it comes my day job. I always tackle a problem with discipline, reduce scope, find some way to a solution with consideration for correctness/time-investment. So why am I acting like a jerk-off when it comes to this other thing? I think a little has to do with the fact that I’m envisioning another concept in the most saturated app space imaginable, one that most people (including myself) would say ‘don’t even bother doing another one of those unless you take it up a notch’. The day-job pragmatist in me is talking the fantasist in me out of this nonsense basically (fantasist doesn’t know Swift for example, needs that reality check). It’s almost like being a parent and not having faith in your kids, you will feel bad about this on some level.
replwoacause 6y ago
I can relate to this, but in my case it is a web app and becoming proficient in programming. Lots of false starts in my past....

jkcorrea 6y ago

Asking with some self-interest for a project I'm working on: Is there anything in particular about the project that's frustrating/time-consuming? Or just the whole thing altogether? Projecting a bit here, but your dilemma seems to resonate really well with this essay, especially when you mentioned "indulging in the fantasy": https://www.trevormckendrick.com/essays/future-you-masturbation https://www.trevormckendrick.com/essays/future-you-masturbat... Pains me to hear it makes you dislike yourself, means next to nothing from a stranger online, but you're obviously smart, passionate, and care about your (potential) users' experiences, which is pretty admirable by itself. We see so many stories here of epic devs/biz persons moving mountains and executing their visions, but I'd be surprised if the large majority of them didn't go through a rut like what you currently are facing at least once.

runawaybottle 6y ago
The arduous thing is that I haven’t ever done native app development, so will need to learn it. I cannot use the cross-platform frameworks to bootstrap since the product primarily aims to solve the current UX/UI provided by existing apps. The article pretty much nails what I’ve been doing (and I’m embarrassed to even admit the nature of my success fantasies, they are laughably delusional, but my goto guilty pleasure to indulge in). But, the disliking myself part comes from the fact that I don’t operate like this when it comes my day job. I always tackle a problem with discipline, reduce scope, find some way to a solution with consideration for correctness/time-investment. So why am I acting like a jerk-off when it comes to this other thing? I think a little has to do with the fact that I’m envisioning another concept in the most saturated app space imaginable, one that most people (including myself) would say ‘don’t even bother doing another one of those unless you take it up a notch’. The day-job pragmatist in me is talking the fantasist in me out of this nonsense basically (fantasist doesn’t know Swift for example, needs that reality check). It’s almost like being a parent and not having faith in your kids, you will feel bad about this on some level.

replwoacause 6y ago

I can relate to this, but in my case it is a web app and becoming proficient in programming. Lots of false starts in my past....