Here is a demo of my first native iPhone application. It is feature complete and in the process of getting submitted to the AppStore (I have to finish doing all the paper work. I happen to have a natural aversion to paper work).
I’ve also had a few people ask me about the process. From programming in Xcode / Cocoa / Objective-C, to getting approved by Apple to submit the app, and the actual application submission process, to what’s a ball park figure for how long it takes to write one. Hopefully these will shed some light…
The first movie is the actual application. Which, by the way, is a Chinese / English dictionary that lets you search by Mandarin pinyin, English, or Simplified characters (also, 典 should have been third tone sorry :-/) :
The second moive is just random thoughts on the process and some, hopefully, helpful tips on how to prepare yourself for an iPhone app (my apologies if the movie isn’t showing just yet, I hit publish before youtube had the movie ready. If you don’t see the second movie, please check back in a bit).
Feel free to post any questions or comments. I hope these help anyone thinking about writing an iPhone app.