Power of One

A brief story about my experience breaking into the iOS career.

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1. one The power of
3. “Why the hell would I do that?”
5. Just pick one
6. Just pick one The easiest one
8. “What if I can’t code?”
22. JUST PICK
 ONE
23. JUST PICK
 ONE CARRY
 ON AND
25. (this site is dead btw)
26. MOST SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION
27. MOST SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION ???
28. My first app
29. My first app
30. My first app
31. My first app
32. simple right?
33. First Screen
34. - Title thing First Screen
35. - Title thing - List thing First Screen
36. - Title thing - List thing - Each box: First Screen
37. - Title thing - List thing - Each box: - Title of meme First Screen
38. - Title thing - List thing - Each box: - Title of meme - Quote First Screen
39. - Title thing - List thing - Each box: - Title of meme - Quote - Image of meme First Screen
40. - List thing - Each box: - Title of meme - Quote - Image of meme First Screen - UINavigationController
41. - Each box: - Title of meme - Quote - Image of meme First Screen - UINavigationController - UITableView
42. - Title of meme - Quote - Image of meme First Screen - UINavigationController - UITableView - UITableViewCell:
43. - Quote - Image of meme First Screen - UINavigationController - UITableView - UITableViewCell: - UILabel
44. - Image of meme First Screen - UINavigationController - UITableView - UITableViewCell: - UILabel - UILabel
45. First Screen - UINavigationController - UITableView - UITableViewCell: - UILabel - UILabel - UIImageView
46. Second Screen
47. - Title thing again Second Screen
48. - Title thing again - Side swipey thing Second Screen
49. - Title thing again - Side swipey thing - Meme image Second Screen
50. - Title thing again - Side swipey thing - Meme image - Icons Second Screen
51. - Side swipey thing - Meme image - Icons Second Screen - UINavigationController
52. - Meme image - Icons Second Screen - UINavigationController - UIScrollView
53. - Icons Second Screen - UINavigationController - UIScrollView - UIImageView
54. Second Screen - UINavigationController - UIScrollView - UIImageView - UIToolbar & UIBarButtonItem
55. That’s it, right?
56. That’s it, right?
59. meme content downloading images What backend? MFMailComposeViewController XML JSON WTF? Memory management Human interface guidelines NSURLConnection? Provisioning Profiles? Device rotation? App icon Development Certificates In-App Purchase Free version image gallery? Pricing? iAds?
61. Do everything
62. Do everything One at a time
63. Content
64. Content
65. Content
66. Content
67. Backend
68. Backend
69. Backend “Share” link:! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc? key=0AowM1awUe52gdDRXQ3poVzg1dmZYa2J 3TXBlWlhFTFE&usp=sharing ! JSON Feed:! https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/ 0AowM1awUe52gdDRXQ3poVzg1dmZYa2J3TXBl WlhFTFE/od6/public/basic?alt=json
70. Backend “Share” link:! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc? key=0AowM1awUe52gdDRXQ3poVzg1dmZYa2J 3TXBlWlhFTFE&usp=sharing ! JSON Feed:! https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/ 0AowM1awUe52gdDRXQ3poVzg1dmZYa2J3TXBl WlhFTFE/od6/public/basic?alt=json (Please don’t do this)
71. Backend Use Parse! or CloudKit
72. Backend Use Parse! or CloudKit (it doesn’t matter!
 Just pick one!)
73. App Icon
74. App Icon
75. App Icon
76. Pricing
77. Pricing FREE
78. Pricing FREE $1.99
79. Marketing
80. Marketing 0%
81. Marketing iTunesConnect Keywords:
 meme,stream,lolz,hipster,cat,po kemon,cute,pun,mw2,gun,WoW, 4chan,social,penguin,gamer,fro g,pwn,bored
82. Marketing MemeStream: Internet Jokes that Make You LOL and ROFL
83. The Most Important Feature
84. The Most Important Feature SHIPPING
85. The Most Important Feature
86. The Most Important Feature “Ready for Sale”
87. The Most Important Feature “Ready for Sail”
88. Recap
89. Recap • No Core Data
90. Recap • No Core Data • Static content
91. Recap • No Core Data • Static content • $0 - $10 per day
92. Recap • No Core Data • Static content • $0 - $10 per day • WHY???
94. “Why the hell would I do that?”
95. I discovered a cool meetup
96. this cool guy
97. TENDIGI Internship
98. TENDIGI Internship • 2-3 months of work
99. TENDIGI Internship • 2-3 months of work • Worked from Jeff’s kitchen counter
100. TENDIGI Internship • 2-3 months of work • Worked from Jeff’s kitchen counter • Hourly rate:
101. TENDIGI Internship • 2-3 months of work • Worked from Jeff’s kitchen counter • Hourly rate: • WHY???
103. “Why the hell would I do that?”
107. Paid for classes
108. Paid for WWDC
110. Intel: Software Adrenaline
111. Taco Bell
112. FXNOW
113. Pizza Hut
114. Tracking Point
115. Qwiki
116. CBS Sports: Fantasy Baseball
117. Lately Lily
118. Super Friend
119. Meetup
120. One internship
121. One app
122. One resource
123. One idea
124. one The power of @yujean