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
#152: Push-Pull Marketing.
Looking at app marketing as a spectrum between push and pull. Each developer needs to decide how much they want to interject themselves into a potential customer’s attention. How much do you value …
#151: A tree falls in the Woods.
Some lessons and storytelling about the extended outage Feed Wrangler experienced this past weekend.
#150: Five Years in the App Store
A retrospective on the lessons I’ve learned from 5 years working in the App Store.
#149: Audits.
An overview of my experience surviving my first government audit and how I try to take a very conservative approach to accounting and tax compliance.
#148: Trading in Pork Bellies.
A few lessons for Tuesday’s keynote. We are living in the world of commodity software. The faster we adapt and react to that the better we will be able to continue making the software we love.
#147: Our Retina Futures.
Wrap up from Cingleton. Initial reactions and thoughts about Tip Jar In-App Purchases. Some predictions and thoughts about next week’s Apple event.
#146: Get up, Get Moving.
Looking for unique opportunities and taking risks. Embracing experimentation. The importance of getting up and moving.
#145: Real World Price Dynamics with Lauren Smith.
With all the recent discussion about App Store pricing and the sustainability of making a living from the Store I thought it might be constructive to bring actual customers into the conversation. Wh…
#144: Pod Wrangler and Getting Creative.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - Introducing Pod Wrangler. Looking for places where you have unique experiences or resources that let you make things faster or better. Getting creative for business mo…
#143: Bare Metal.
As an engineer my tendency is to think that all problems are best solved by cleverness. This week I’ve learned that the reality is that I should not try to solve with cleverness that which can easil…
#142: iPhone 5s/5c First Impressions.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - First Impressions on the iPhone 5s/5c event. Generally it met expectations, which makes me very happy.
#141: Sweeping Statements with Incomplete Information.
Friday, September 06, 2013 - Taking pundit commentary with a grain of salt and a few thoughts about next week’s event.
#140: Managing Beta Testing.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - Announcing the first ever Developing Perspective t-shirt. A discussion about how I beta test my apps to get them ready for the store.
#139: Transferring Apps and Affiliate Linking.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - Understanding the App Transfer process and an overview of Apple’s new affiliate marketing system.
#138: The New World.
Friday, August 16, 2013 - Walking through the tricky decision I have made about dropping support for iOS 6 in a lot of my adds. What the new ‘cheaper’ iPhone means for developers in the App Store.
#137: Catastrophic Failure
Thursday, August 08, 2013 - A behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to respond to a catastrophic database migration that took down Feed Wrangler. What happened and a few things I’ve learned fro…
#136: The iOS 7 Conundrum.
Friday, August 02, 2013 - The release of iOS 7 “This Fall” brings with it a number of challenges. In this episode I try to unpack the tensions between market timing and technical timing. Also, why …
#135: Choices.
Friday, July 26, 2013 - Grab-bag episode. The Developer Portal outage. Deciding the kind of business you want to run. Leverging your past solutions to new problems. Staying with it when you get st…
#133: Two Years and Principles of Solid Design.
Celebrating 2 years of Developing Perspective. 38 hours of me jabbering on about development. Thanks for putting up with me.
Discussing a few principles of solid design that apply very strongly to…
#132: Embracing the Future.
Friday, July 05, 2013 - How to get yourself ready for iOS 7 and the changes it will bring. My strategy for using iOS 7 in my daily life. Approaching iOS 7 adoption.