In the tech world there’s a surreal level of hype surrounding mobile and tablet applications. The source of the hype wave comes from users, developers, and even investors. But mobile is just one edge or surface of network applications, and it’s thin valued novelty will quickly wane. It’s frustrating to see the majority of developer creativity and energy going into dead end apps which pander to the lowest common denominator.
Tag: apps
In the Age of Apps Embrace Digital Refunds
The concept of a refund goes far back in the history of bartering. The concept is simple enough, make a trade you’re not satisfied with and you can count on a full or partial refund. Untested or novel products experience greater liquidity when packaged with a reliable refund. There are variations on the refund such as try before you buy, but they offer the same promise.
Building an App for Mac OS X Part 2
This is a continuation of my exploration of developing a Mac OS X application, particularly a MacRuby app which has been designed well with deep integration into Cocoa objects implemented in objective C. The series is now two posts strong 
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Building an App for Mac OS X Part 1
This is the first post in a series on understanding the basics of developing for the Mac platform. As I proceed with building the app, I’ll share helpful documentation and discoveries along the way.