Category Archives: Development

Prepping For Freelance #2 Newsletters

I’ve signed up to a bunch of newsletters as part of my preparation for going freelance in iOS Development. The newsletters are a varied mix of freelance advice and building an online business. Not all advice is relevant but it … Continue reading

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Prepping For Freelance #1 Listening

In preparation for taking the leap into the world of Freelance iOS Development, I have been subscribing to bunch of new and inspiring podcasts. The Freelance Web – Web Unfinished Business – Web & Nonsense HappyMonday – eagerly awaiting the … Continue reading

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NSHipster Quote

As developers, it is our responsibility to understand the goals and needs of our applications, and to resist the urge to over-engineer and prematurely optimize our solutions. http://nshipster.com/nscoding/

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Scratch and Stencyl

I’ve just seen that Stencyl 2.0 (2012) looks very much like Scratch 1.8 (2008) It seems that Stencyl was based on Scratch. If it allows kids to build games, surely I can figure it out?

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30K App Downloads

  It was pleasant surprise today to see that apps I have written as TinyShinyApps have been downloaded 30,000 times. PictoBento was done as a showcase app and shows beautiful images from Instagram and Dribbble. It was written in iOS4 and … Continue reading

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Using Trello to Keep Track of Ideas

I’m a big fan of Trello for task management. This article comes up with another use: http://feint.me/articles/keeping-track-of-ideas

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