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Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by elpakal »

WoodenChair wrote: post #83
elpakal wrote: post #59

Hey, mine detects and redacts faces too (++text and ++macOS) https://gorp.app

How do you feel about the fact that yours has been out for a couple years, does essentially the same thing (although maybe has less appealing marketing images on the App Store TBH), and only has a handful of ratings compared to the 300+ for this new app from this popular podcaster? I ask sincerely, and I wonder if it speaks to the power of marketing.

I think it does speak to the power of marketing but that can mean a lot. I’m also not out here trying to get ratings, I’m making things I use and publish them because I think others will too. That’s why it’s free and ad free (and admittedly slow to update).

Also reviews can be paid for…

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by kemayo »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #63
Grustaf wrote: post #20

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It's not an attack, it's just a statement. If one purpose is to appear employable, he should not mention that it took him 6 months to write it because that is just too long.

When someone says they spent N months on something, that's not total clock time they spent in the code editor. It means they built it over the course of N months. You actually have no idea how long it took them.

Yeah, unless Liss explicitly said he was working full-time on it, I'd very much assume this is a "the thing I was fiddling with around my other responsibilities" project.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by yokoprime »

Grustaf wrote: post #20
mattgreenrocks wrote: post #18

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Personal attacks are a bad look. This sort of nitpicky comment is exactly why people stress about putting stuff on the Internet.

It's not an attack, it's just a statement. If one purpose is to appear employable, he should not mention that it took him 6 months to write it because that is just too long.

From reading your comments it seems like you're hoping or at least expecting this app to fail, not because it's bad, but because of what you think about the personality of the creator. It's weird and seems pretty toxic. You don't like the app, say what's bad about the app, don't shit all over the creator.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by ProAm »

greedo wrote: post #99
ProAm wrote: post #32

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To be fair their podcast has two programmers and a stay at home dad so it makes sense why he only had focus on his kids. The app isnt worth .99 cents though with questionable utility and a plethora of other apps that do this for free.

To be accurate, all three of the hosts are programmers.

Two of them are working programmers though and, in my opinion, much stronger programmers. I just think it's clear why he thought this was a valuable app idea.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by scarface74 »

Grustaf wrote: post #81
scarface74 wrote: post #68

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So you have never done passion projects just to keep your skills up and stay familiar with an ecosystem?

No, not really. I've done passion projects for things I have a passion for, but not for keeping my skills up.

Well many people do. Like Casey, I did a pivot from pure software development to a job that pays much more given my skillset and interest. But is much more of a niche.

I keep an active open source profile just so I can pivot back to pure software development if needed. Casey likely makes more as a podcast host than he would make in corp dev as a mobile developer. Before that he was a .Net developer.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by scarface74 »

Grustaf wrote: post #50
d3nj4l wrote: post #22

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Not long after that, they talk about how the first version of the app that had all the functionality was done much earlier, and the rest of the time was due to him doing pass after pass improving the UX (and time off for the holidays). That's incredible dedication and I honestly think it reflects well on him.

Have you tried the app? The UX is not that good, you can't resize and move the emojis at the same time, you have to choose one task at a time. Plus you need to put both fingers inside the rectangle it seems, there should be a very generous touch area outside the emoji itself.

Most corporation don’t hire iOS developers because of their great UX skills. They have an entire department to worry about the look and feel of the app.

Heck Marco, his cohost, has been very successful first with Instapaper and then with Overcast. He will be the first to admit that his UI skills aren’t that great.

It’s not like Tumblr - he was the initial developer - was ever a thing of beauty.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by Grustaf »

kemayo wrote: post #97
Grustaf wrote: post #49

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Yeah I wouldn't spend a second thinking of that if I were on a high profile podcast like that. Much better to focus on growing that brand.

Mind you, given that Liss is on a bunch of Apple-focused podcasts, writing and publishing and marketing an iOS app really is giving him useful brand-related experiences. Being able to pull out recent personal anecdotes is very handy, even if he doesn't make any notable money directly from it.

Sure, in theory that makes sense. But he hasn't mentioned it once before last week, and he usually talks very little about his apps, so I don't think that is the main, or even an important reason. He also hasn't mentioned that as a reason.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by Grustaf »

cjensen wrote: post #91
Grustaf wrote: post #62

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Zero, that's my point. It's a waste of time.

It's something to talk about on a podcast, so it is not a waste of time. Also, for many of us programmers, we really need programming in our lives otherwise we get that itch. Your comments have been terribly absolutist about your own opinions. Please accept that other people have different priorities than you. Accept that other people have different comfort levels regarding their children's privacy than you. There's…

I'm not saying people don't hide their children's faces, I know they do, saw it first in Japan more than a decade ago.

Im also not saying anything against his priorities, I don't care how he spends his time.

What I am saying is I don't think this app will make money, so if that is his main motivation, then it's a waste of time.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by sschueller »

jachee wrote: post #96
kennydude wrote: post #75

I love it. I'd love to also see something like this that can hide or change number plates of cars before posting online.

Why? I’ve never understood this practice. The number plate is already out in public nearly 24/7 anyway, what difference does it make if it’s unobscured in a photograph, unless it’s a stolen car or plate or something?

In countries like Switzerland where we have strict privacy laws you can not just post pictures online of cars plates that may expose someone's privacy.

For example a parking lot at a cancer hospital. The owner of a car can be identified by plate and therefore you need to make sure you don't expose them possibly having cancer etc.

Re: MaskerAid iOS App

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Post by hombre_fatal »

kemayo wrote: post #95
hombre_fatal wrote: post #54

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I think the issue is that adding stickers to images is second nature to anyone who uses Instagram.

This is a little strange to hear, since it's genuinely not possible (as far as I can tell) in the main part of the app . Stories, yes, but not in the feed. It's as if people use these things in wildly divergent ways, I guess.

Good point, I forgot that’s only for stories.

The iOS markup editor isn’t nearly as friendly for slapping on emojis and resizing them with two fingers.

That said there seem to be various photo editing apps that do make it easier that OP app is competing with.

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