3.23.2015
Well here it is a week later and I have made some major moves to the working product. I can say that the basic structure and workings of the app, which is a food based diary, will be up and running way before June. Probably not by the end of the month, but things are moving nicely right this second. For the most part. I spent almost an hour trying to make the thing work with Core Data last night only to find out I did not make a critical connection between the Core Data Entity I had created and the actual Swift file that brought the entity into the code.
I know, I know, rookies.
The next thing I will have to start thinking about is art. I am pretty sure apple won't let me just put a basic made skeletal app up there, or maybe they will. Most importantly, however is that I won't be happy with basic skeletal app up there. I want it sharp clean and bold. I like what the guys with untapped did with the way things look and act, but it's not the style I want to go for. I love that app and feel free to add me, Brian Domanski, on it should you come by this, but I want my app to look what I like. Unless of course I bring on a new member to do the art and then it will have to look as we like. I know a couple people who might be able to help me with that.
That will have to be when I am satisfied that I have this working as I want.
One thing I must say if you are new to coding and working on your own project as I am is stake some time and read Dreaming in Code by Scott Rosenberg. It is a great book about a piece software that was to be ahead of it's time, but was bogged down by ever changing demands and add-ons and new team members. The most important lesson I learned for a solo coder as I am, despite the book being about a team effort, was to keep things simple and grow upon that. As I get into this I see now that there is so much temptation to add this feature or to be able to do this, and yes I will eventually add all of those should I be lucky enough to not only deliver to the app store but also be successful enough to do multiple upgrades, but it is most important to keep it simple at each step. After all when the first fish flopped on land it was not like we had the who diverse eco-system immediately there after.
Well I thank you for stopping by and I need to get on with things. Have a great one!@
Brian