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Non-Developer's iPhone App: From Idea to App Store

9 points by iamdann 15y ago

untog 15y ago
It's great to see people picking up development, but in all honesty, it does make me a little sad to see people heading directly to Objective-C. Obviously I understand the reasons why (an iPhone app is definitely top on the "awesome" factor right now) but it seems so limiting. I wish something like Appcelerator was a little better than it is, allowing people to make native apps across platforms using JavaScript. It's a fantastic idea, but I'm not a huge fan of the Appcelerator implementation.
- gearoidoc 15y ago
  I think abstract tools like App Titanium are definitely the future too. I've been coding for about 4 years and struggle to grasp Obj-C. What do you have against App Titanium as a matter of interest?
  - untog 15y ago
    In earlier versions it was just a lack of polish- I looked maybe a year ago, and their include function required you to use different paths depending on whether you were on iOS or Android, tableviews had memory leaks- that sort of thing. It seems like they have a lot of that sorted now, but after buying Aptana are now mandating Eclipse as the only environment for developing and debugging apps, which I find disappointing. And Eclipse isn't exactly newbie-friendly, either.
    - jmonegro 15y ago
      No they don't, you can still use your favorite text editor and use the command line to build, or use Titanium Developer which still works.
gearoidoc 15y ago
Amazing how a person with no experience in creating apps can design an app and launch page that looks better than about 50% of the apps out there. Well done! You should put the price of your app on your app's site by the way - I like to know the price before going off to the apple store.
- yottabyte47 15y ago
  Ditto
- iamdann 15y ago
  Thanks! And I'll take your advice about displaying the price on the landing page once I get home this evening.
ZanderEarth32 15y ago
Very cool and inspiring story. I am currently neck deep in Python as my first programming language. It's tough, but I am enjoying the learning process. Good luck with your app!
- iamdann 15y ago
  Yeah, I've been meaning to learn Python for a while now, and the sudden surge of posts here about Python have only re-enforced my desire to learn Python. That's next on the list (with the plans to learn enough to be "dangerous").

9 points by iamdann 15y ago

untog 15y ago

It's great to see people picking up development, but in all honesty, it does make me a little sad to see people heading directly to Objective-C. Obviously I understand the reasons why (an iPhone app is definitely top on the "awesome" factor right now) but it seems so limiting. I wish something like Appcelerator was a little better than it is, allowing people to make native apps across platforms using JavaScript. It's a fantastic idea, but I'm not a huge fan of the Appcelerator implementation.

gearoidoc 15y ago
I think abstract tools like App Titanium are definitely the future too. I've been coding for about 4 years and struggle to grasp Obj-C. What do you have against App Titanium as a matter of interest?
- untog 15y ago
  In earlier versions it was just a lack of polish- I looked maybe a year ago, and their include function required you to use different paths depending on whether you were on iOS or Android, tableviews had memory leaks- that sort of thing. It seems like they have a lot of that sorted now, but after buying Aptana are now mandating Eclipse as the only environment for developing and debugging apps, which I find disappointing. And Eclipse isn't exactly newbie-friendly, either.
  - jmonegro 15y ago
    No they don't, you can still use your favorite text editor and use the command line to build, or use Titanium Developer which still works.

gearoidoc 15y ago

Amazing how a person with no experience in creating apps can design an app and launch page that looks better than about 50% of the apps out there. Well done! You should put the price of your app on your app's site by the way - I like to know the price before going off to the apple store.

yottabyte47 15y ago
Ditto
iamdann 15y ago
Thanks! And I'll take your advice about displaying the price on the landing page once I get home this evening.

ZanderEarth32 15y ago

Very cool and inspiring story. I am currently neck deep in Python as my first programming language. It's tough, but I am enjoying the learning process. Good luck with your app!

iamdann 15y ago
Yeah, I've been meaning to learn Python for a while now, and the sudden surge of posts here about Python have only re-enforced my desire to learn Python. That's next on the list (with the plans to learn enough to be "dangerous").