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Clients, Creatives, & CodeMastering the Art of Building Someone Else’s App
Brian GorbyiOS Developer, SapientNitro
@gorbsterwww.gorbster.net
Mobile is Blowing Up
ClientsNot a brand, not a companyOne or more people inside companyWant an appCan’t build it themselves
CreativesDesigners, Art Dirs, Info ArchsProvide direction on look and feelMasters of Photoshop, Visio, etc
CodersDevelopers / EngineersTurn direction into codeSorcerers of bytes
*Project ManagersAlso important!Consider as Creatives for this discussion
Mastering the Art
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Ask “Why do you want an App?”
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Read and Study the HIG and App Review Guidelines
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Look for similar apps already in App Store
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Have an opinion on what device / iOS combinations to support
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Have an opinion on mobile app analytics
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Walk Client through iPhone Developer Program set-up process
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Provide your creative team with iOS device templates (teehanlax.com)
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Ensure your designers know the supported iOS UIKit fonts (michaelcritz.com)
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Note and bring up design concerns before you start coding
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Adopt iterative development methodology
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Set up a CI server, e.g. Hudson
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Select a defect-tracking system that is notcalled “email” or “Excel”
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Read the Programming Guides
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Learn how to use GDB / LLDB
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Know how to resign an app to run with different certificate/profile
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Questions?
Brian GorbyiOS Developer, SapientNitro
@gorbsterwww.gorbster.net
