Comments on: Is the App Store the way? http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/ Software development as a craft Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stephen http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-8120 Stephen Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:05:42 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-8120 @Anonymous > You’re asking for too much. > You have to accept that you might work with dumb people, with terrible development tools and lame programming languages. > Your fulfillment with your job depends more on you than with those factors. "Accepting" that is a recipe for keeping one's sanity. It's also a recipe for mediocrity. @Anonymous
> You’re asking for too much.
> You have to accept that you might work with dumb people, with terrible development tools and lame programming languages. > Your fulfillment with your job depends more on you than with those factors.

“Accepting” that is a recipe for keeping one’s sanity.
It’s also a recipe for mediocrity.

]]> By: alex http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-8111 alex Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:22:25 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-8111 @Marcelo Araujo: You could start with this list: http://community.schemewiki.org/?category-texts @anonymous: Yes, I have to accept that. But this does not mean I cannot set difficult goals, otherwise, what can I aim for? @Marcelo Araujo: You could start with this list: http://community.schemewiki.org/?category-texts

@anonymous: Yes, I have to accept that. But this does not mean I cannot set difficult goals, otherwise, what can I aim for?

]]> By: anonymous http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7988 anonymous Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:48:57 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7988 You're asking for too much. You have to accept that you might work with dumb people, with terrible development tools and lame programming languages. Your fulfillment with your job depends more on you than with those factors. You’re asking for too much.
You have to accept that you might work with dumb people, with terrible development tools and lame programming languages. Your fulfillment with your job depends more on you than with those factors.

]]> By: Grant Rettke http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7975 Grant Rettke Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:55:39 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7975 Good people, good tools, and good languages are satisfying in their own right. Enjoy what you can do and do your best at your day job. You will find happiness. Good people, good tools, and good languages are satisfying in their own right. Enjoy what you can do and do your best at your day job. You will find happiness.

]]> By: Grant Rettke http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7974 Grant Rettke Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:54:55 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7974 Apple doesn't want "backdoors" into the iPhone via apps that execute code dynamically (think eval). They do allow apps written in languages with the capability: http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/3232/smalltalk-on-the-iphone Exclude eval from your app and you are set. Apple doesn’t want “backdoors” into the iPhone via apps that execute code dynamically (think eval).

They do allow apps written in languages with the capability:

http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/3232/smalltalk-on-the-iphone

Exclude eval from your app and you are set.

]]> By: Marcelo Araujo http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7967 Marcelo Araujo Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:46:20 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7967 Hi, Can you recommend me a few books about Scheme? Regards, --Marcelo Hi,

Can you recommend me a few books about Scheme?
Regards,

–Marcelo

]]> By: Mr.Cat http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7949 Mr.Cat Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:46:50 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7949 >>Work with good development tools, i.e., Git, Mercurial, Emacs etc. >>Work with good programming languages, i.e., Scheme (first choice), Haskell, Common Lisp or Lua I think, it's the tasks being solved, not the tools being used make a developer happy. Anyway, good luck. >>Work with good development tools, i.e., Git, Mercurial, Emacs etc.
>>Work with good programming languages, i.e., Scheme (first choice), Haskell, Common Lisp or Lua

I think, it’s the tasks being solved, not the tools being used make a developer happy.
Anyway, good luck.

]]> By: Jaime http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7945 Jaime Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:20:41 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7945 Don't worry about how crowded a market is, only customer reception counts. Good luck! Don’t worry about how crowded a market is, only customer reception counts. Good luck!

]]> By: James Long http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7938 James Long Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:55:48 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7938 As you know, I'm in a similar position, and that is the strategy I'm taking! I hope we can get Scheme on the iPhone to the point where making apps is painless and extremely fast. As you know, I’m in a similar position, and that is the strategy I’m taking! I hope we can get Scheme on the iPhone to the point where making apps is painless and extremely fast.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.artisancoder.com/2009/07/is-the-app-store-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-7937 Stephen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:22:54 +0000 http://www.ventonegro.org/?p=109#comment-7937 Yes, but unless you are breaking their rules, they have no real reason to refuse you, specially if your app is a paid one. Yes, but unless you are breaking their rules, they have no real reason to refuse you, specially if your app is a paid one.

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