MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT

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2 East Highschool HOW TO BUILD EPIC THINGS MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT

3 Why Build Apps? 3 You can build things for cutting edge computers that almost everyone carries around in their pockets The App Store & Google Play make publishing an app to hundreds of millions of customers pretty easy It s a career or hobby that is continually growing and changing

4 Speaker Introduction Who is Jonathan Wiley ME ME ME ME

5 Speaker Introduction Who am I? How did I become a mobile developer? 5 I grew up in the Mule Capital of the World! I am a. giant. nerd. How much of a nerd? I learned how to re-program my graphing calculator to play games and avoid algebra by hacking the homework I took photos with my cool, new camera phone >>>

6 Speaker Introduction 6 Nerd goes to college I went to college at Vanderbilt. I learned how to program more than my calculator I also volunteered a lot with VSVS (here at East Middle!) - fun science lessons with y all My senior year the very first iphone came out.

7 Speaker Introduction 7 Nerd doesn t want to leave college I learned to program beyond my graphing calculator, beyond my computer, and went to graduate school and began programming for big things like power grids and water systems Ultimate CODING

8 Speaker Introduction 8 It s ok to quit as long as you try something else I didn t like what I was doing. I quit. I moved to New York and started a development company centered around these new things called smart phones. I had no idea what I was doing. It was a bust.

9 Speaker Introduction 9 It s ok to fail as long as you learn from it. I went back to Nashville and got a job I learned more about smartphones and how development companies work by working at larger companies like Metova & Griffin Technology. I started again. I surrounded myself with smart people. I asked lots of questions from people in the community. I made a plan.

10 LunarLincoln What do I do now? LUNARLINCOLN

11 LunarLincoln I started a mobile app development shop (again) 11 First it was me at home with the cats with 1 or 2 projects Then me + Travis (employee #1) in a basement closet-office with more projects Then me + Travis + Jennifer - We were crazy busy Today: Office of 6 in Germantown. (Wiley, Jennifer, Travis, Ben, Patrick, and Jack)

12 LunarLincoln What do we build? 12 We make people s ideas and apps a reality with code, design, and planning

13 LunarLincoln Apps for golf carts 13

14 LunarLincoln Apps for sales teams 14

15 LunarLincoln Apps that track and record everything 15

16 LunarLincoln Apps for 16

17 LunarLincoln Apps for the 5c case 17

18 LunarLincoln 18 Building things everyday is Hard Interesting Challenging Fun Not. Boring. (Like power grid coding)

19 Crash Course Real quick - here is the whole process LIFECYCLE OF AN APP

20 Crash Course 20 Come up with an idea What makes a good idea/app? Does it solve a problem? Does it accomplish a task? Is it fun? A good app is one people will use and can make money

21 Crash Course 21 How do you make money? Build an app that is unique (or at least stands out from the crowd) Build an app that leverages new technology Build an app that has more character than the competition

22 Crash Course 22 How do you make money? Find your happy quadrant

23 Crash Course 23 Don t forget You re app idea must be one that you're passionate about Have fun! Make sure you're building something you can work on for a long time because the initial shine will wear off well before you've finished

24 Crash Course 24 You have your perfect baby app idea.

25 Crash Course 25 Come up with an elevator pitch An elevator pitch forms your guiding principles If its hard to make a concise pitch, or people aren t getting it - maybe the idea needs some work

26 Crash Course 26 Refine the idea Come up with a list of features your users might like to see Determine who your users are Filter the feature list through the audience definition

27 Crash Course 27 Research the competition Get valuable data from their experiences Google it! App reviews Press

28 Crash Course 28 Keep on refining Are you ready yet? Is the idea clear? Is it needed/fun/new? Can you make money? Do you want to work on it to death? Is there any competition and can you do it better?

29 Crash Course Make, Show, Learn, Make, Show, Learn, Make, Show, Learn, Make, Show, Learn, Make, Show, Learn PROTOTYPING

30 Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. - Abraham Lincoln

31 Crash Course 31 Designing the app through rapid prototyping 3 step iterative process Make Show Learn Repeat as necessary until the idea works for your users

32 Crash Course 32 Make Start with paper Sketch out as many different ways you could accomplish your main goals as possible

33 Crash Course 33 Make: Basic Wireframing Low fidelity Helps you understand how a user will accomplish their goals with the app Helps identify any places a user might get stuck or experience friction

34 Crash Course 34 Show Show your friends, family, anyone who will listen Ask them unbiased questions

35 Crash Course 35 Learn Take the feedback you got and analyze it Come up with a few ways to make your app better

36 Crash Course 36 Repeat Do this over and over again, adding a bit more realism each time until you have a great prototype

37 Crash Course 37 Design When your wireframes are complete you re now ready to add design. Simple design can consist of a selected color palette, a custom font, and nice icons. Use tools such as Sketch or Creative Suite for mock-ups and artwork

38 Crash Course 38 Design You don t have to be a professional designer. Many professionals have already done the work for you. The internet is filled with free resources!!! Check out sites like: such as GraphicBurger or Pixeden or Freebiesbug

39 Crash Course 39 Key Prototyping Tenet Avoid writing any actual code Keep everything low tech this way changes are easy and not expensive/ time consuming

40 Crash Course Build the brains behind the beauty ACTUAL CODING

41 Crash Course 41 Break it down and be organized Take your wireframes and break them into tasks A user can upload a photo Place your tasks into an issue tracker for agile development Trello

42 Crash Course 42 Start building Create a repository to host your code Try to accomplish something for the user every time you break off a chunk of work If you mess up, simply revert your code (you did setup a repository right?)

43 Crash Course 43 Committing code to your repository Create a new Xcode project Build, run, commit Start building first user story Commit Start building second user story Commit

44 Crash Course 44 Track and measure your code with analytics Flurry Fabric

45 Crash Course 45 Test your code Test it yourself Send it to friends Use crash reporting to catch crashes ios TestFlight Android Google Play Developer Console

46 Crash Course Prepare for Launch APP PROMOTION

47 Crash Course 47 Submit your app for review If its Android - hooray your app will be live in a few hours with little to no review If its ios - get ready to wait up to 10 days for review. Be sure to review Apple s stringent App Store policies.

48 Crash Course 48 Get ready to announce to the public Create an app landing page - make sure to include: Description of your app Prominent link to download your app Video of your app Press Kit

49 Crash Course 49 Announce to the public (and the press) Gather a list of press peeps who would be interested in your app Have they written about similar apps? Are they writing to your target audience? Find common ground and get in touch with each of them

50 Crash Course 50 Recap Wireframe and user test Design with basic UI Code the right idea Build marketing website and resources while waiting for app store approval Reach out to the press

51 Crash Course 51 What to do after the hoopla of launch Measure with analytics See how the public responds Pay (a little) attention to app reviews Look at support s for sources of friction for users Apps are like houses, they fall apart if they're not actively maintained

52 Crash Course Let s Review BUILDING AN APP

53 Crash Course 53 Form a great team! Do the leg work before you start building Build your vision Launch your vision and tell people about it Profit

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55 Aspirations & Learning What does it take to be a good developer? ACTUAL CODING

56 Aspirations & Learning 56 A good developer needs to be inquisitive Why doesn t this work? How can it be better? What if.

57 Aspirations & Learning 57 A good developer is always learning New phones New operating systems New trends New features

58 Aspirations & Learning 58 A good developer has an analytical mind It s all a machine. You just have to find the right magic words (code) to make the pieces work in sync. Building and fixing the machine is what it s all about.

59 The Working World Jay Oh Bee DEVELOPERS - WHAT KIND AND WHERE

60 The Working World 60 Mobile Development Jobs - Freelance/Indie Work for yourself Pick your projects (clients) Build your own apps No steady paycheck Examples: David Smith Sam Soffees Marco Arment

61 The Working World 61 Mobile Development Jobs - Start Up Small team Single product-early stages Very fast paced / long hours High Risk / High Reward Examples: WhatsApp Slack Postmates Duolingo

62 The Working World 62 Mobile Development Jobs - Agency Small/medium team Many different projects Lots of different code bases Fast/medium paced environment Examples: Handsome BlackPixel MetaLab Fueled

63 The Working World 63 Mobile Development Jobs - Corporate Larger companies can have larger teams Can take a slower pace with development Projects are often more focused on one internal goal This is Margaret Hamilton She was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for the Apollo space program. In one of the critical moments of the Apollo 11 mission, Hamilton's work prevented an abort of landing on the moon. Read the Medium article

64 Resources What can I do now? GETTING STARTED

65 Resources 65 Learn Online Swift WWDC Videos Stanford Video Lecture Series StackOverflow NSHipster Objc.io Quora

66 Resources 66 Build Stuff LittleBits MakeyMakey Arduino Projects Game Kits

67 VandyHacks Go to things & meet people Cocoaheads Nashville Mobile Development User Group Nashville Makers Girl Geek Dinners TN Code Academy 100 Girls of Code

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