The author reflects on a complicated, on-again, off-again relationship with Apple over fourteen years, marked by app development triumphs and frustrations. Despite frustrations with App Store policies and support, the author remains engaged with Apple, seeking clearer communication regarding app rejections. The underlying message stresses a desire for improvement in developer relations.
I have been writing software for a long time. Long enough to have been rejected by App Review before, and long enough to know that most rejections are boring. A missing privacy string. A screenshot that shows a device frame Apple no longer likes. A login the reviewer couldn’t get past. You read the note, … Read more
ModelBusiness has been with me since 2012, PYFFO not much less. Two ideas that wouldn’t leave, both now on the App Store. This is what it actually took — the design decisions, the app store arguments, the marketing, and the nerves nobody warns you about.
Publishing software has never been easier. Earning trust hasn’t changed at all.
I spent several months running two health products side by side. Oura on my finger, and Bevel drawing from the rest of my Apple Health data. I was not looking for prettier graphs. I wanted to know whether an AI health coach could genuinely help me make better decisions, or whether it was just a … Read more
In January 2012 I wrote a post called “What’s in your toolbox?”, running through the tools I leaned on. My favourite grid at the time was the Component One Flexigrid. A few months later, on 29 April, I followed it with “100% DX”. That one started with a simple, slightly annoyed question: could I get … Read more
I’ve been building software a long time. Long enough to have hand-migrated more legacy codebases than I care to count, back when “modernisation” meant a fortnight of find-and-replace, a wall of compiler errors, and a knot in your stomach every time you hit Build. So when I say the project I’m about to describe had … Read more
Dear Developer…. We identified one or more issues with a recent delivery for your app
Finding the time is just one of the dilemmas when it comes to learning new software, talents or languages. I download new apps after reading the reviews and looking at the features list, but then it comes to a screaming halt. How do I actually use this product? Where do I find the best resources … Read more
While doing a code review this week, the developer asked me if we could refactor some TypeScript. Basically take some repetitive client side code, pop it into a new file and make it easier to implement elsewhere. The project is using the powerful DevExpress ASPxGridView control in a lot of places (multiple controls on a … Read more