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I Have an Idea for a Killer App, but Where Do I Start?
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Re: I Have an Idea for a Killer App, but Where Do I Start?
#12For anyone who actually wants to build an app -- This guide is very long winded. For iOS, the easiest way is to download xCode and try to build it.
I would suggest Aaron Hillegass' Big Nerd Ranch Guides for ObjC and iOS programming. I read those books over a few days to get started and felt as though they provided a great foundation for all ObjC things to come. Stack Overflow fills in the blanks.
You don't have to take my advice, but it's been 8 months since I started "building my killer app", it's been out in the app store for almost 5 months, and since then we've been featured by Apple, and have over 50K users. Just plan to start what you've finished and you'll force yourself into having a killer app.
Re: I Have an Idea for a Killer App, but Where Do I Start?
#13you forgot the most important step: be realistic! programming that app is gonna take months away from your spare time (if you really are starting from scratch) and your chances of actually producing a killer app are marginal. you gotta be aware that there are countless hours of unpaid work ahead of you, for which the revenue of your app is not going to account for. I don't wanna sound like a disgruntled developer (I…
You are right on. 3 months for me to go from no ObjC experience to app store, another 5 months to get to 50K users, still no revenue, still no "seed" round. You need to be in it because it's what you really want to do.
Re: I Have an Idea for a Killer App, but Where Do I Start?
#14I saw somebody paste an image of an iPhone into a PowerPoint slide, and draw all the screen elements using copy and paste or the PowerPoint drawing tools.
He used inter-slide hyperlinks to link all the screens together and some simple transitions, and the end result was just like running a real app on the simulator to the untrained eye.
I suppose the next step is to just find some foreign devs to actually build the thing.
Re: I Have an Idea for a Killer App, but Where Do I Start?
#15For anyone who actually wants to build an app -- This guide is very long winded. For iOS, the easiest way is to download xCode and try to build it. I would suggest Aaron Hillegass' Big Nerd Ranch Guides for ObjC and iOS programming. I read those books over a few days to get started and felt as though they provided a great foundation for all ObjC things to come. Stack Overflow fills in the blanks. You don't have to ta…
I love the Big Nerd Ranch! That's definitely a great way to learn, but if you want more than just a book to work from, that's where Treehouse is here to help (Big Nerd Ranch has AWESOME bootcamps, too). It's so exciting to have so many great resources available cheaply or freely.
Re: I Have an Idea for a Killer App, but Where Do I Start?
#16you forgot the most important step: be realistic! programming that app is gonna take months away from your spare time (if you really are starting from scratch) and your chances of actually producing a killer app are marginal. you gotta be aware that there are countless hours of unpaid work ahead of you, for which the revenue of your app is not going to account for. I don't wanna sound like a disgruntled developer (I…
You are right on. 3 months for me to go from no ObjC experience to app store, another 5 months to get to 50K users, still no revenue, still no "seed" round. You need to be in it because it's what you really want to do.
Your own desire (financial or otherwise) is absolutely key. It's an extremely competitive landscape, but the barrier to entry is low compared to other industries. You can do quite a lot on your own with an investment of mostly time and energy.