iPS 247: Will Bishop
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English - July 12, 2018 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBHow To Education Business Careers programming javascript web framework development front end developer programmer internet node Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Panel:
Andrew Madsen
Gui Rambo
Special Guest: Will Bishop
In today’s episode, the iPhreaks panel talks to Will Bishop. Will is 16 years old and is a developer in Australia. He really got into iOS development about a year ago at his school when he had to create an iOS app for one of his classes, which really made him fall in love with iOS app development. They talk about why he decided to create an app just for the Apple Watch, setting yourself apart from big companies, the business model for his apps, and more!
In particular, we dive pretty deep on:
Will intro
How did you get into writing iOS apps?
Has interested in technology his whole life
What’s your first memory with the iPhone?
Never owned an Android
His app Chirp for Twitter
Why did you make an app just for the Apple Watch?
Set out to make a Reddit app for the Apple Watch originally
Creating an app for the Apple Watch would set him apart
Article on Chirp for Twitter
Filling in the gaps
Being able to take risks and experiment at his age
Indie developer going head-to-head with the big companies
Twitterific pulling the Watch app
Unify the user experience
Using UIkit
WatchKit
Can’t give the same experience as 1st party apps
New with Watch OS5
Apple needs to fix WatchKit
Why companies aren’t creating on the Apple Watch
What’s the business models for your apps?
His app Nano for Reddit
Subscriptions for apps to make a living
SA Confetti View
And much, much more!
Links:
Chirp for Twitter
Article on Chirp for Twitter
Twitterific pulling the Watch app
UIkit
WatchKit
Nano for Reddit
SA Confetti View
@WillRBishop
Sponsors:
Picks:
Andrew
Gui
Will