The Art of Building Developer Tools, or When to Take the Plunge

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1. The Art of Building Developer Tools

2. The Art of Building Developer Tools Or: When to Take

   the Plunge

3. Samuel Giddins Realm

4. None

5. LLVM I couldn’t do my job without it.

6. None

7. What do these projects, and countless others, have in common?

8. None

9. Developer Tools

10. How we get from point A to point B. Every

    day.

11. My Projects

12. 4 Bundler 4 CocoaPods 4 Jazzy 4 Realm 4 RestKit

13. Each is a different kind of tool

14. How can I make these things?

15. 1. Find something that’s missing from your workflow 2. Build

    it 3. Build it in such a way others can use it 4. Receive feedback 5. Ignore 70% of it 6. Have a thick skin 7. Keep on improving

16. Is this something I want to do?

17. Maybe Don’t rush into it. It’s a lot of work,

    and you won’t succeed unless it’s a project that makes you happy.

18. Is there a real problem space here? Can someone in

    my position provide a solution?

19. Think risk vs. reward. Think about access. Think about time.

20. Does my experience leave me ready to solve this problem?

21. 4 Is it general? 4 Is it in-depth? 4 Is

    it unavoidable?

22. ! Great

23. ! Great Go Forth and Build

24. Samuel Giddins Realm @segiddins