75 Essential Tools for iOS Developers – Fickle Bits I present to you a gigantic list of tools. Some of these I use daily, others I see potential in. (…) I tried to categorize these the best I can. Some of the entries are websites, some are back-end services, but most are apps that you install. Not all of the apps are free, so I’ll make a note with a $ to denote that an app costs money....
iOS 7 Development Tips, Tricks & Hacks Like with any new iOS version there are a bunch of new tricks and hacks to work out. Here are a few things that weren’t immediately obvious to me, it’s in no way a complete set, just things that I happened to come across.
Stand In. Prototyping that doesn’t suck. Prototypes that feel native, straight from Photoshop.
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If you want to make a mobile app for an iOS device, you are operating at the intersection of software, design, and Apple’s particular development philosophy and tools. True competency requires successfully drawing on key concepts from each of these areas (and filling in your own blanks). (via Everything a Competent iOS Developer Needs to Know [Graphic] )
Zach Waugh: Preventing Xcode from building with #error zachwaugh: (…) I wanted Xcode to not even build the app if conflicting conditions were enabled. I came across the #error preprocessor directive which does exactly that, and can be used like this: #if defined(APP_STORE) && defined(BETA) #error Beta enabled for App Store build! #endif
“I’m writing to tell you about __APP__, my new __PRICE__ app for iPhone and iPad that makes it easy to __PURPOSE__. You can see screenshot and other details at the __LINK__.” Here’s what I want to know about your app: What’s it called? What does it do? Why do I (and my readers) care? What does it look like? Where can I get more information?
App.io, previously Kickfolio, allows developers to test drive their iOS apps in any browser, on any device. No Downloads. No UDIDs. Just a simple testing page in the browser featuring your live, interactive app. With App.io, developers are able to simply upload their test builds and share a link with their testers and clients. (via Run iOS Apps in the Browser – App.io )
Android vs. iOS screen sizes in the market. (via Android Fragmentation Report July 2013 – OpenSignal )
App Annie – App Ranking, Analytics, Market Intelligence No SDKs We simply pull the data on your behalf via iTunes Connect, Google Developer or Amazon Appstore accounts. No recompilation, no added bugs.