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This is absolutely true and I agree, but you also totally missed the point of the post, and this criticism is totally off-base. OP wrote this post as a demonst
by jenius 14y ago
This is absolutely true and I agree, but you also totally missed the point of the post, and this criticism is totally off-base.
OP wrote this post as a demonstration of how to get a native ios app prototype up and running quickly using tools like app design vault and stackmob, not in order to make any comments about airbnb or to actually try to make a full business out of this clone. The basic Airbnb interface/data structure was simply used as an example framework for the author to show off the tools and workflow.
I do think that an adjustment to the title would help to clear up the confusion around this -- this is not the only post in this thread making a similar criticism.
- snoman 14y agoThis just in: when you have a proven example application, an existing design, pre-fab content, known behavior... writing software is easy. I'm fighting the urge to say "no shit".
- Irregardless 14y agoMaybe the title should be modified to better fit the content of the post then? If I wrote an article called "How to build a Lamborghini clone for $2,500" but demonstrated how to put a look-alike body kit on an old Honda Civic, you would be justified in telling me that I didn't accomplish my stated intention.
- mbesto 14y agoIt's not totally off-base. The OP wrote: "Luckily, with the availability of backend services and tools like StackMob, you can fairly quickly come up with a very functional app in a matter of hours." It's not a functional app unless it has all of the back-end structures that make the actual thing an 'application'. The basic Airbnb interface/data structure was simply used as an example framework for the author to show off the tools and workflow. That was implied, but not stated, hence the criticism. Hyperbole wins again!