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

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1. The Art of Building
   Developer Tools
   

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

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3. Samuel Giddins
   Realm
   

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

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

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9. Developer Tools
   

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

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11. My Projects
    

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

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13. Each is a different kind of tool
    

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14. How can I make these things?
    

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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
    

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16. Is this something I want to do?
    

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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.
    

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18. Is there a real problem space here?
    Can someone in my position provide a solution?
    

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

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

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

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22. ! Great
    

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23. ! Great
    Go Forth and Build
    

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24. Samuel Giddins
    Realm
    @segiddins
    

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