A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by tony584 » Tue, May 03, 2011, 2:51 PM UTC

A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.
worldoftea.org

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by guynamedloren » Tue, May 03, 2011, 5:03 PM UTC

It's interesting to hear a first-hand account of the development phase. Of all the things that could cause a snag, you wouldn't think the brewing screen (essentially a fancy "please wait" screen) would be the one. It seems like there would be more pressing issues at hand, but perhaps I am severely over-estimating the complexity and difficulties in developing an iPhone app...

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by stcredzero » Tue, May 03, 2011, 5:29 PM UTC

Ironically, in Houston, we have a bunch of first-time iPhone devs showing up to NSCoder night at a tea house:

http://www.tehouseoftea.com/

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by quinndupont » Tue, May 03, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

It's such a cool app, but as I've asked the developer before, I wish they would make something similar for coffee.

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by zyb09 » Tue, May 03, 2011, 7:14 PM UTC

quinndupont wrote: post #4

It's such a cool app, but as I've asked the developer before, I wish they would make something similar for coffee.

I guess someone could, but I think there wouldn't be much need for an app on how to make coffee, then there is for tea? Well if someone has a cool concept, send me a message, I could code it up!

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by pohl » Tue, May 03, 2011, 8:11 PM UTC

guynamedloren wrote: post #2

It's interesting to hear a first-hand account of the development phase. Of all the things that could cause a snag, you wouldn't think the brewing screen (essentially a fancy "please wait" screen) would be the one. It seems like there would be more pressing issues at hand, but perhaps I am severely over-estimating the complexity and difficulties in developing an iPhone app...

It didn't sound to me like the please-wait screen presented any development difficulty.

Rather, it seems like it presented a design conundrum, to which the developer paid great attention before making a difficult decision to scrap the cellular automata idea that he was in love with.

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by stcredzero » Tue, May 03, 2011, 9:51 PM UTC

zyb09 wrote: post #5

quinndupont wrote: post #4

It's such a cool app, but as I've asked the developer before, I wish they would make something similar for coffee.

I guess someone could, but I think there wouldn't be much need for an app on how to make coffee, then there is for tea? Well if someone has a cool concept, send me a message, I could code it up!

Speaking as a denizen of the US, making coffee is more complex than we've been socialized to think in N. America. We've been socialized to accept the mediocre result of stale grounds and water that's too cool. (Which makes for an easier time dealing with UL)

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by maxhs » Tue, May 03, 2011, 10:22 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #7

zyb09 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess someone could, but I think there wouldn't be much need for an app on how to make coffee, then there is for tea? Well if someone has a cool concept, send me a message, I could code it up!

Speaking as a denizen of the US, making coffee is more complex than we've been socialized to think in N. America. We've been socialized to accept the mediocre result of stale grounds and water that's too cool. (Which makes for an easier time dealing with UL)

I agree. There are tons of interesting ways to make coffee, not all of which require investing hundreds (or thousands) of dollars in fancy espresso machines: i.e. french press vs. aeropress vs. traditional drip filter vs. gold cone, etc...

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by siglesias » Wed, May 04, 2011, 12:21 AM UTC

pohl wrote: post #6

guynamedloren wrote: post #2

It's interesting to hear a first-hand account of the development phase. Of all the things that could cause a snag, you wouldn't think the brewing screen (essentially a fancy "please wait" screen) would be the one. It seems like there would be more pressing issues at hand, but perhaps I am severely over-estimating the complexity and difficulties in developing an iPhone app...

It didn't sound to me like the please-wait screen presented any development difficulty. Rather, it seems like it presented a design conundrum, to which the developer paid great attention before making a difficult decision to scrap the cellular automata idea that he was in love with.

Right. The hardest part was admitting the design was flawed and getting help to make something better. The technical issues, aside from some memory management bugs early on, could be solved in an evening.

Re: A first time iPhone developer's tea-filled journey.

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Post by siglesias » Wed, May 04, 2011, 12:22 AM UTC

quinndupont wrote: post #4

It's such a cool app, but as I've asked the developer before, I wish they would make something similar for coffee.

If it's just a matter of changing the variables, someone please let me know and I'll be glad to make it. From what I understand though, it isn't as straightforward a process of preparation as tea is.