So you wanna build an App? (SOT Edition)

"So you wanna build an app?" is it talk aimed at junior software developers who have not explored the mobile space yet.

The talk was written for and given at the "Summer of Tech" Summer Seminar Series.
More info: http://www.summeroftech.co.nz/

Transcript

1. @SamJarman So you wanna build an app?
2. @SamJarman Sam Jarman iOS Developer Carnival.io
3. @SamJarman Today
4. @SamJarman 1) Why? 2) Existing Skills 3) Doing it properly
5. @SamJarman Do you even need an app?
6. @SamJarman What are your goals for your app?
7. @SamJarman Retailer?
 Loyalty? E-Commerce?
8. @SamJarman Hobby?
 Learning?
9. @SamJarman Can you work with existing solutions?
13. @SamJarman Simple as…
14. @SamJarman Do you really need an app?
15. @SamJarman Okay, so you really need an app.
16. @SamJarman What are your skills?
17. @SamJarman CSS HTML JS
 C#? PHP? Ruby?
18. @SamJarman Let’s talk about Learning
19. @SamJarman Time to Learn Time to Write Ease to Run
20. @SamJarman Write Once Run Everywhere
21. @SamJarman You have a few options
22. @SamJarman Cordova PhoneGap AppGuyver IBM Worklight
23. @SamJarman Appcelerator Titanium
24. @SamJarman Write Once Run Everywhere
25. @SamJarman Fast to Write!
26. @SamJarman Cheap
27. @SamJarman Quick
28. @SamJarman Easy
29. @SamJarman Same UI across all devices
30. @SamJarman Dream come true!?!
31. @SamJarman This is a TERRIBLE IDEA
32. @SamJarman Seriously. Don’t do it.
33. @SamJarman
34. @SamJarman Apps need to have UI that respect and promote the paradigms of their operating systems
35. @SamJarman Separate your UI Code from the business logic
36. @SamJarman The Only Exception to Sam’s Same UI Rule
37. @SamJarman Games.
38. @SamJarman Games have their own UI… So it’s fine*
39. Learn Once Run Everywhere
40. @SamJarman What’s better for separate UI code?
41. @SamJarman You Have A Few Options
44. @SamJarman Learn Once Run Everywhere
45. @SamJarman
46. @SamJarman Let’s Talk Native
47. @SamJarman Platforms that Matter
48. @SamJarman iOS
49. @SamJarman Android
50. @SamJarman That’s it. 
 (Sorry not sorry)
51. @SamJarman iOS
52. @SamJarman Swift / Obj-C
53. @SamJarman XCode / AppCode
54. @SamJarman Use a Mac
55. @SamJarman Android
56. @SamJarman Java
57. @SamJarman Android Studio
58. @SamJarman So you wanna build an app?
59. @SamJarman Get Started!
60. @SamJarman Google Swift Tutorial React Native Unity Phone Gap Android Dev Xamarin Titanium Ruby Motion
61. @SamJarman Courses Android Docs Ray Wenderlich Coursera Code School iOS Docs iTunesU Objc.io UDemy
62. @SamJarman ‛ Thanks! “