Phoenix
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The Zen of iPhone
Writing Simple, Effective, Mobile
Apps.

The Zen of iPhone
Simplicity
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Average user has 15 seconds spare
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Make information accessible quickly
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Appropriate Features
Compare Mobile Photos app to iPhoto
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Photos Lets You
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View Images
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Share Images
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Set Wallpaper
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Inappropriate Features
iPhoto Lets You
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iPhoto would NOT be a successful iPhone
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app.

Simplicity Is Key!
Figure out your core functionality
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Make it possible for people to accomplish
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a task in 15 seconds or less.

None of this Applies to
Gaming
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Getting Started
Apply to apple.
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Pay your $99.
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Get your cert and access to the SDK.
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Other Tools You’ll Need
An iPhone
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Phoenix If you have a network-based app, you need
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to test on 3G and EDGE.
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Tools (continued)
An iPod Touch
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Phoenix Don’t want to be in the debugger when a call
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comes in.
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Tools (continued)
A Mac
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Phoenix The SDK is not Windows-compatible.
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Development
You’ll need a coder well-versed in
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Objective-C and UIKit.
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No time for “on-the-job” training.
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Needs to “grok” the frameworks.
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Art and Graphics
HIRE AN ARTIST.
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HIRE AN ARTIST.
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HIRE AN ARTIST.
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Beta Testing
Google Groups FTW
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Provisioning Beta Testers
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Limited to 100 testers.
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Ancillary Tasks
App Site Needed
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Support Site
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FogBugz FTW
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Shipping the App
Art
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Copy
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PRICE!
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Public Relations
TUAW
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Daring Fireball
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TechCrunch
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App Store Quirks
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More Quirks
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Release Schedule
Apple’s Turnaround on Hotfixes Sucks
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2-3 days.
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TEST - TEST - TEST your stuff.
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iTunes Financial
Apple pays out monthly
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Get a cornucopia of wire transfers
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Accounting difficult due to exchange rates,
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fees, etc.