Developing Perspective
Developing Perspective is a podcast discussing the news of note in iOS Development, Apple and the like. Hosted by David Smith, an independent iOS developer. Never longer than 15 minutes.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 225
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2015
Developing a New Perspective
I am delighted to announce that today I am launching a new development related podcast with Marco Arment. It is call…
#225: Users per Day.
I tend to think of my app business in terms of revenue per day. Breaking it down to that level helps me keep a close eye on it and know how well or poorly I’m doing. Today I walk through the reason…
#224: Unplanned Absence.
Some thoughts on the implications of having to take an unplanned absence from your work when you are self-employed. There are a lot of benefits of being independent that manifest themselves in a sit…
#223: What to expect this summer.
An overview of what to expect this summer:
- the beta schedule,
- timing for release,
- the importance of RADARS,
- my growing interest in Swift and
an encouragement for everyone to build something new thi…
#222: WWDC 2015 First Impressions.
First Impressions from WWDC 2015. These are my initial reactions right after the Keynote, I’ll probably do another episode later in the week which has more considered reactions.
#221: Circular Revenue.
Some high level thoughts about WWDC and my excitement for it. Then, a few thoughts about whether mobile advertising is in a precarious position.
#220: The Essential Experience.
Today I begin a new Start-to-Finish series discussing the creation of an application from idea to the App Store.
My Essential Experience Target: An application focused on surfacing the data currentl…
#219: Accidental.
One of the most dangerous traps when learning from someone else’s experience is ascribing intentionality to what in reality …
#218: Blazing Trails.
Once again the topic of sustainable revenue has surfaced around our lovely community. I’ve recently been changing/adapting my think…
#217: The Brand.
In some ways this week’s episode is a follow up to last week’s show about hustle. All that thinking about the rol…
#216: The Hustle.
Thinking through why I have such a hang up about talking about and asking for Money. Why this is probably not such a great thing for my business and what I might do to fix it.
#215: Insidious Features.
How to build little features into your applications that re-wire your user’s brains to come to expect a certain behavior. These ‘insidious’ features are a delightful way to help build loyalty with y…
#214: App Store Snowstorm.
Simultaneous Invention or setting realistic expectations for uniqueness.
#213: Showing Up and Shipping Apps.
After a longer than typical break I’m back with another episode…on a related note I’m talking about how to get unstuck. How I manage the situation that seems to happen often enough where I get stuck…
#212: Four Phases of a Gold Rush.
In the run up to Apple’s media event on March 9th I keep hearing the phrase ‘Gold Rush’ over and over again. Today I unpack that concept and whether it might apply to the Apple Watch.
The Phases of…
#211: Asterisk Free Marketing.
Prompted by some thinking I did around building the App Preview for Pedometer++, I start to wonder about honesty in advertising. How honesty should I be? What level of candor is appropriate, helpfu…
#210: Polymaths.
I’m not a huge fan of the term polymath. It sounds kinda pretentious but sometimes the best word for something is that way. Today I was struck by the wild variety of tasks and skills that it takes t…
#209: Not so Fast.
Today I walk through my history thinking about Swift. From WWDC to now I’ve done a lot of thinking about Swift as whether I should be using it. The result makes me feel a bit conflicted, but the br…
#208: Sam Soffes.
I take a break out of my normal 15 minute format for a return of my occational interview series. This week I’m delighted to talk to Sam Soffes about balancing your own product work with doing consul…
#207: Irresistible Complexity
Rather than wading into the hullabaloo regarding Apple’s software quality directly I instead decided to take a step backwards and consider the forces that have driven us to this situation in the firs…