20th May 2010 / 5 comments
It seems that many of the apps in use today rely on or display feeds or lists of data; be that a Twitter timeline, an RSS feed or a list of history in a version control system, there’s a common trend in UI for using lists.
But displaying lists in applications can be much more than trivial, certainly for applications on …
13th March 2010 / 3 comments
You’ve created an awesome piece of software, which you have been working on for months. You’ve refined every aspect of it; the aesthetic qualities, the data model, the user interface and experience.
But now you need people to buy it. You release a demo version of your software which allows your potential customers to get a feel for the app and …
5th February 2010 / 2 comments
Attending Matt Gemmell’s workshop last week was a great exercise for thinking from the user’s perspective – something which we, as software developers, often do not usually spend enough time doing because of being wrapped up in other things.
As developers, it is hard for us to detach ourselves from what we do and cater to the user. We live on …
3rd February 2010 / no comments
It was the second and final day of the NSConference 2010 Mac Developer Conference and most delegates were tired and a little hungover. But there was another great line up of speakers for the day, and it was another day of socialising and fun, as well as all that other learning stuff.
Perhaps the biggest things I took away from the …
2nd February 2010 / 1 comment
It was the first day of the NSConference 2010 Mac developer conference and a great lineup was ahead.
In terms of the day generally, it was a brilliant experience. It was well organised and many thanks go to Scotty, Tim, Dave and all the other NSConference staff. The WiFi (although irritating that you had to keep filling out the signup form) …