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Google is Winning the Developers; How Apple Can Win Them Back in an Instant
Google I/O went very well this morning. While I’m predominantly an iOS developer, I also write Android apps and, boy, was I blown away by Google’s intoxicating love for developers like me. Starting with the recent ability to reply to your Android app reviews (OMG), the announcements today were just as aweesome. Google Play Services […]
How to Link to your App in the App Store (WHY WAS THIS SO HARD?!)
This is, historically, one of my favorite iOS topics because of the ridiculous number of solutions to it: What if I haven’t published the app before? What if I don’t want it to go to iTunes?! Can I link without redirects?? So here’s the final solution for every conceivable situation, only very recently solved by […]
Using RaptureXML in RubyMotion
One of the cooler features of RubyMotion is that you can bring in your favorite 3rd-party Objective-C code. Without this ability, you wouldn’t be able to use essential libraries such as Cocos2D, Sparrow and SDWebImage. Could you imagine?
Although the process RubyMotion requires to bring this code in is easier than you’d expect, it can be tricky and sometimes technical. That being said, if you’re looking to use RaptureXML in ruby form, here’s a sample Rakefile and usage.
What’s the point of your library if you won’t tell me how to use it?
Friday morning. 9:00 AM. Last day of the work week. Your Trello board says there’s one more feature to add to Rocket Smack! and that’s the ability to post your high score to Facebook. You’ve never integrated with a social network before and you have a whole day to get it working. You’re excited to […]
My First Android Tablet
Yeah, now I know why they sell these at a $199 price point. Poor gluing and a poorer QA process. John BlancoJohn Blanco is a freelance iOS developer living in Lakewood, Colorado. He’s been developing mobile apps for over 15 years, beginning in the medieval days of Java ME and Blackberry and all the way […]
John Blanco
I've been writing mobile apps professionally for 10 years: Blackberry, Java, ME, iPhone, Android. I've gotten dozens of apps into the various App Stores for dozens of clients, big and small.
My current specialty is in iOS and Xamarin development. If you need an app written at a fixed price or just need a hourly developer to give a boost to your current team, I might be your guy.
Let's make an app!