Lunch sharing at Impact Hub, Singapore. 20160728
Notes here: http://hboon.com/mobile-app-development/
TOP 5 N THINGSABOUT MOBILEAPPDEVELOPMENT
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TECHNICAL
BOON@HBOON
APPDEVELOPMENT
SMALL
APP STORE
SLOW DEPLOYMENT CYCLES> Web — Instant> Android — hours> iOS - days/weeks
APP STOREPROMOTIONS
60 days to do the development ...total development cost of$200,000— Craig Hockenberry of IconFactory, Twitterrific
THE APP
> Frontend (the "app")> Backend> Dashboards> Web site/app> Internal tools
Obj-C OR Swift?
RubyMotionOR React Native?
iOS OR AndroidiOS and Android
WATERFALL ITERATIVE
FIND A GOODDEVELOPER
> Communication> Get things done> Always learning> Waterfall or iterative?> Automated testing> Code review> Regular builds/code drops
DEV SHOPSvsINDIVIDUALS
INDIVIDUALS /FREELANCERS /CONSULTANTS
> Limited manpower> Bus factor = 1> May need to assemble your own team
LOWCOMMUNICATIONOVERHEAD
AREAS OFINVOLVEMENT
SPECIALISTSvsGENERALISTS
10X DEVELOPER
DEV SHOPS
PACKAGE DEAL
> Local sales & project managers> Offshore developers> Designers> QA team> More established/rigid process> Can't talk to developers
PORTFOLIO
SALES ANDPRE-SALES
WHERE?
HOW?
> Small> App store> Expensive> Good and Bad developers> Communication> Dev shops vs individuals
QUESTIONS?