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#117: Avoid, Defer, Remember.
2 april 2013 · 12 min
Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - How I approach improving the performance of my apps, products and my work more generally.
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#116: Competing with rather than against.
21 maart 2013 · 15 min
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - Some thoughts on how to manage splitting your attention and not going crazy. Then developing a healthy view on competition. Lees meer
Ash Furrow’s Your First iOS App project
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#115: Pitching the Press with Shawn Blanc
18 maart 2013 · 47 min
Monday, March 18, 2013 - I take a break from the usual 15 minute show format and talk with writer Shawn Blanc about interacting with the press. We discuss how to pitch your app or idea in such a way as to maximize the likelihood of them giving you attention. We also talk about some pitfalls to avoid. Lees meer
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#114: Google Reader and Feed Wrangler.
14 maart 2013 · 15 min
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - I unpack the news that Google Reader is being killed off and pre-announce my next big project, Feed Wrangler. Feed Wrangler is an alternative service that I’m looking to launch very soon. Lees meer
More details and a sign-up for getting notified when it launches here:
FeedWrangler.net
My blog post about Feed Wrangler
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#113: The One vs The Many.
12 maart 2013 · 15 min
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - Thinking out loud about the challenges and dynamics of working by yourself versus working with others.
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#112: Servers, Servers Everywhere.
8 maart 2013 · 14 min
Friday, March 08, 2013 - How I manage my server infrastructure and a few things I’ve learned. Lees meer
RailsCasts
Recipes for provisioning servers
Linode (affiliate link)
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#111: In it for the long haul.
5 maart 2013 · 15 min
Tuesday, March 05, 2013 - Talking about how to handle upgrades of older apps and dealing with burn out. Lees meer
My website, David-Smith.org
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#110: Stay in School.
25 februari 2013 · 15 min
Monday, February 25, 2013 - Answering a question about the values of a university education and some advice about what to do while you are there. Then, a discussion about App.Net and what that means for developers. Lees meer
App.Net’s Free Tier
The Realities of App.net App Pricing
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Marco Arment. Infinite Potential.
18 februari 2013 · 1 uur 10 min
Monday, February 18, 2013 - A conversation with Marco Arment. Lees meer
Marco.org
Marco on Twitter
Marco on App.Net
Instapaper
The Magazine
TextMate 2 Beta
Soulver
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#108: Negotiating.
15 februari 2013 · 15 min
Friday, February 15, 2013 - A discussion about some lessons I’ve learned in how to negotiate. Lees meer
Interview with Brent Simmons
My Article about Negotiating
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Brent Simmons. The Village Toymaker.
12 februari 2013 · 1 uur 5 min
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - An interview with Brent Simmons of Ranchero software. Lees meer
Inessential, Brent’s Blog
Identical Cousins, Brent’s Podcast
Azure
Heroku
Linode
xScope
Skala Preview
Kaleidoscope
Glassboard
Lighthouse
BitBucket
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#107: Adoption Rates and Reasons for Independence.
6 februari 2013 · 14 min
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 - iOS Adoption rates and the age old question of when to drop old OSs. A discussion recommending the Identical Cousins podcast and seconding Brent’s reasons for going back to indie life. Lees meer
Identical Cousins
Gone Indie
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#106: Fashionable Apps.
29 januari 2013 · 12 min
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - The role of fashion in making timeless apps.
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#105: An Ergonomic Work Environment.
25 januari 2013 · 15 min
Friday, January 25, 2013 - Walking through the aspects and characteristics of a comfortable work environment. Lees meer
I’ll be in San Francisco coincident with MacWorld this year. If you want to meet up please get in touch.
Chair - Embody
Keyboard - Microsoft Natural
Mouse - Razer Deathadder (Wired)
Mouse Pad - SteelSeries 4HD
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#104: Learning to Love App Review.
21 januari 2013 · 15 min
Monday, January 21, 2013 - A brief discussion of Apple’s new screenshot policy. Followed by a more broad discussion of why I love App Review and how to take advantage of it.
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#103: Coding Sins.
8 januari 2013 · 15 min
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 - Some great advice about writing better Objective-C based on articles by Brent Simmons and Ash Furrow. Lees meer
Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Objective-C
Coders in the Hands of an Angry God
UITableViewCell Is Not a Controller
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#102: Sharpening Your Skills.
3 januari 2013 · 15 min
Thursday, January 03, 2013 - How to stay sharp and keep your coding skills getting better and better. Lees meer
nshipster
Mattt Thompson on github
Objective-C on github
Mike Ash
Peter Steinberger
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#101: The 3 C’s of a balanced life.
1 januari 2013 · 13 min
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - Some things I’ve learned (often the hard way) about how to try and balance your work and personal life.
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#100: Showing Up.
12 december 2012 · 14 min
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - A few thoughts on how to stay motivated and stick with something, prompted by reaching episode 100.
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#99: Handling your Finances.
6 december 2012 · 13 min
Thursday, December 06, 2012 - Some practical thoughts about handling the financial side of a small business.
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#98: Practical Helpdesk
4 december 2012 · 15 min
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - How I handle the email that comes into my helpdesk system. A few little tricks helps the process take very little time. Lees meer
Google Apps
TextExpander
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#97: Sales and Power Songs.
27 november 2012 · 13 min
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - The mechanics of putting an app on sale and trying to gain focus. Lees meer
Dragonforce
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#96: Ending Something, Splitting Something, Analyzing Something.
20 november 2012 · 11 min
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - Deciding when is the right time to end something. How to submit multiple versions of the same app. When and how to use analytics in your apps.
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#95: Reinventing the Wheel
16 november 2012 · 15 min
Friday, November 16, 2012 - How to decided if when to use external services or APIs. Considering the cost of external services. Staying motivated when working with new services.
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#94: Git and Source Control.
8 november 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, November 08, 2012 - I’m moving into a season of answering your questions. If you have topics you’d like me to cover let me know on Twitter (@_DavidSmith) or ADN (@DavidSmith). Today I talk about Git and Source Control more generally. Lees meer
Pro Git
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#93: Universal and Lite.
1 november 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, November 01, 2012 - Thinking through whether to make your app Universal or have a separate iPad version. When having a Lite version makes sense.
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#92: The New Developer Machine Landscape.
24 oktober 2012 · 16 min
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - A few thoughts about the new iPad lineup and then a longer discussion about how the new Macs change the ideal developer machine equation.
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#91: Thank you and the Road from Here.
18 oktober 2012 · 14 min
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - Thank you all for the amazing response to Check the Weather. Today I talk about two lesson I’ve learned in development that apply very well to the launch. Lees meer
Malcom Gladwell at TED
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#90: Check the Weather
17 oktober 2012 · 14 min
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - Introducing my new weather app, Check the Weather. Thank you for helping me get it out the door. This is also coincidentally the 100th regular episode of Developing Perspective. So thanks all around. Lees meer
Check the Weather
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#89: Counting Down.
16 oktober 2012 · 12 min
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - Walking through the steps you do right before launching an app.
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#88: Conferences and Unique Opportunities.
15 oktober 2012 · 15 min
Monday, October 15, 2012 - I talk about my experiences at Cingleton and generally how I try to handle the potentially awkward and complicated social opportunities of a conference. Then, I dive into a very brief talk about how to look for unique opportunities in the App Store. Lees meer
The Magazine
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#87: Basic App Marketing.
9 oktober 2012 · 15 min
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 - Check the Weather is now approved and heading to launch next week. My thoughts on generating buzz. Lees meer
TestFlight
User Friendly Promo Codes
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#86: App Pricing.
5 oktober 2012 · 14 min
Friday, October 05, 2012 - App Store pricing.
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#85: Pragmatism.
4 oktober 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, October 04, 2012 - Being pragmatic about how ‘good’ your software is and avoiding fear of it not living up to impossible expectations.
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#84: Shipped it.
28 september 2012 · 6 min
Friday, September 28, 2012 - The importance of celebration when you ship a project…oh and I shipped Check the Weather ;)
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#83: Performance and Letting Go.
27 september 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - Performance tuning your application and embracing the process of showing it off to new people.
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#82: Localizing an App.
25 september 2012 · 15 min
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - Walking through the process of localizing an app. It is remarkably straightforward. Lees meer
Linguan
App Localization Services:
Tethras - My chosen provider. I went with them because they seemed to have a good balance between cost and quality. I wasn’t disappointed.
AppLingua
Wordcrafts
iCanLocalize
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The iPhone 5.
21 september 2012 · 14 min
Friday, September 21, 2012 - First impressions on the iPhone 5 then a few considerations it and iOS 6 bring to developers. Lees meer
Smart App Banners
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#80: Managing functionality.
19 september 2012 · 15 min
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - Talking about how to best manage the feature-set and functionality of a new app. Don’t worry about building everything, start with the kernel of a good idea and build out from there.
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#79: Getting Ready for iOS 6.
13 september 2012 · 13 min
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Talking about the new iPhone 5 and getting ready for iOS 6. Lees meer
iOS Version Stats
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#78: Managing 3rd Party Libraries.
11 september 2012 · 15 min
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - Another quick tip on prototyping, then how I managed 3rd party libraries. Lees meer
CocoaPods
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#77: Prototyping a new project.
6 september 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, September 06, 2012 - I kick off a multi episode arc discussing my process in developing a weather application. Today I’ll be talking about how to jump start development with rapid prototyping and getting working things as soon as possible.
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#76: The best way to avoid distractions.
4 september 2012 · 14 min
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - I talk about my experience with getting excited about my latest project and how that improves productivity. If you aren’t excited about what you are doing, why are you doing it? Lees meer
Apple’s Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy
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#75: Rates and Contracts
30 augustus 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - Talking about different types of contracting and how to choose a good rate for your work.
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Rob Rhyne
29 augustus 2012 · 1 uur
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - An interview with Rob Rhyne of MartianCraft. We discuss design and its role in software development. Rob comes at the development from a design savvy background and walks through how that informs the decisions he makes while coding. Lees meer
Rob Rhyne on Twitter
Rob’s Blog
MartianCraft
Invincible - transitional music
Epic Soundtracks on Pandora
xScope
Favorite Mailboxes by Matt Gemmell
Acorn
The Design of Everyday Things
Mike Rundle
Matt Gemmell
Sticky Notifications
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#74: Transitioning to iOS
28 augustus 2012 · 14 min
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - Making the move to iOS development from an experienced background on another platform.
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#73: Updates, Updates, Updates.
21 augustus 2012 · 15 min
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - Talking about how to manage and understand App Store updates.
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#72: Mistakes, Designing Icons and getting Acquired.
16 augustus 2012 · 15 min
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - A brief apology and how to appropriately handle mistakes, a discussion on the process of designing an app icon, and the options you have when your app gets acquired. Lees meer
New My Recipe Book icon
Iconfactory
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Bill Dudney
15 augustus 2012 · 54 min
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - A conversation with Bill Dudney about learning Objective-C, how to be productive in solving hard programming problems and effectively using Apple’s debugging tools. Lees meer
Bill Dudney on Twitter
Bill Dudney’s Blog
iOS Programming Course with The Pragmatic Studio
iOS SDK Development by Chris Adamson and Bill Dudney
TextMate
OmniGraffle
Pro Git
Tower - Git Client
Learn to Program by Chris Pine
Programming in Objective-C by Stephen Kochan
LEGO Mindstorms
Sinclair Spectrum
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#71: Pruning your App Garden
14 augustus 2012 · 15 min
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - A discussion of how to manage your time when it comes to working on something new or updating an existing app. Lees meer
Build and Analyze #90: This Person Isn’t Really Here
Ulrik Damm
Robocat Apps
App Store Metrics