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
5. LLVM I couldn’t do my job without it.
7. What do these projects, and countless others, have in common?
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