Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/bu...l?ref=business

interesting.

bun

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

Maybe I should develop something for the iPhone....jeez!

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

I tried making an app once. First, you NEED a Mac, so I had to Hakintosh. Then, the Objective-C language was a pain. None of my computer programmer friends knew how to write in that language, so I had to learn myself. The toolkit is nice though, much better than anything for Maemo...

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

There's over 30 million people waiting for you.

iPod touch: $229
iPhone Developer Program: $99

“In many ways, developing a program is like writing a book,” said Jeffrey Tarter, the founding editor of a developers’ newsletter, Softletter. “You say, ‘I’m going to make something first of all that I like. Then I’ll worry about how to make money.’ ”

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

Or, there is net security. See this article in the NY Times on hacking for the US gov't:

here

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

Well, I have NOT heard anything negative about it even here :)
And on the other hand, it is difficult to be motivate, (gulup....just swallow 2 more prozac), to work on something as small as the N900. Is screen on palm PRE is same or bigger than palm, my 1st PDA. Someone here said it before, who would forget their first :(

Some rambling....

bun

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

The other side of the story: http://www.stromcode.com/2009/05/24/...pp-store-hype/

Re: Hows like being a SW developer for ....
 

The above article is alright, not great, a little bit whining, it does present the other side of the picture. But the comments are a lot more interestings. Anyhow, the way I looked at SW developers, not Apple in particular, is like building a mouse trap. If you got a good one, people is going to beat a path to come to you. So, building a good mouse trap is the key, app store, top10, top100 or whatnots is secondary. For those that are here long enough, would probably know the origin of Yahoo's success story: among being in the right place at the right time, they are the only search engine at that time allows to search for nude pics and may be saultry videos, Yahoo even house them in the beginning....again, some morning rambling.


bun