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TOP 5 N THINGS ABOUT MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT

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TECHNICAL

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BOON @HBOON

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APP DEVELOPMENT

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SMALL

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APP STORE

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SLOW DEPLOYMENT CYCLES > Web — Instant > Android — hours > iOS - days/weeks

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APP STORE PROMOTIONS

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60 days to do the development ... total development cost of $200,000 — Craig Hockenberry of IconFactory, Twitterrific

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THE APP

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> Frontend (the "app") > Backend > Dashboards > Web site/app > Internal tools

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Obj-C OR Swift?

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RubyMotion OR React Native?

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iOS OR Android iOS and Android

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WATERFALL ITERATIVE

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FIND A GOOD DEVELOPER

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> Communication > Get things done > Always learning > Waterfall or iterative? > Automated testing > Code review > Regular builds/code drops

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DEV SHOPS vs INDIVIDUALS

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INDIVIDUALS / FREELANCERS / CONSULTANTS

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> Limited manpower > Bus factor = 1 > May need to assemble your own team

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LOW COMMUNICATION OVERHEAD

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AREAS OF INVOLVEMENT

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SPECIALISTS vs GENERALISTS

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10X DEVELOPER

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DEV SHOPS

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PACKAGE DEAL

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> Local sales & project managers > Offshore developers > Designers > QA team > More established/rigid process > Can't talk to developers

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PORTFOLIO

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SALES AND PRE-SALES

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WHERE?

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HOW?

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> Small > App store > Expensive > Good and Bad developers > Communication > Dev shops vs individuals

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QUESTIONS?