So the webapp is prtty much complete and therefore we move onto the phpne app, then we will make the two talk to each other.
The web app evolved into something much more functional than originally intended and the guys doing the coding really did us proud, however, with the web app being more functional there are some issues and questions raised by this, in terms of the phone talking to the web app and the differentiation between the free and the paid versions of the app.
We have reached what I think is a fair decision in terms of the user and what they can have for free before needing to pay. Hopefully it is fair for the user and of course, ourselves in terms of gaining sales of the paid app. We are just waiting a reply from the coders in terms of what techincal issues this may raise.
Our original pre-christmas launch has fallen back by maybe upto 4 weeks due to numerous contemplative discussions regarding this and testing and tweaking of the webapp. The next stage for me is the exciting one, where we see the phone app come to life and take the form of my original concept and visuals!
Friday, 18 December 2009
Monday, 7 December 2009
we said there would be ups and downs
...and so there is!
A little miscommunication with the brief and/or misunderstanding. So far the phone app has been written with the assumption of a data connection (wifi or edge or 3g) whereas my intention was always to have the iphone app work offline and only connect when submitting an estimate.
I figured this may create an issue with making sure the webapp and iphone had the same data in terms of categories etc, the coding guys said they use the same data which is when the penny dropped, they have it always connecting. This may be the way we go now that we are down the road some, but with an update to v2 for offline use and data syncing.
My only argument against this is that if we intended it to be always connected then we would have written an iPhone web app, not a desktop webapp and iphone app. The guys have been very good about it and are looking into possibilities of making it work offline then sending info to the webapp.
Other than this 'DOH!' moment we have been rigorously testing and amending and testing and amending and it is looking very cool in its own right purely as a desktop web app, these guys have me impressed with their speed and ability and we are thinking of them for one or two other future projects we have on the boil.
A little miscommunication with the brief and/or misunderstanding. So far the phone app has been written with the assumption of a data connection (wifi or edge or 3g) whereas my intention was always to have the iphone app work offline and only connect when submitting an estimate.
I figured this may create an issue with making sure the webapp and iphone had the same data in terms of categories etc, the coding guys said they use the same data which is when the penny dropped, they have it always connecting. This may be the way we go now that we are down the road some, but with an update to v2 for offline use and data syncing.
My only argument against this is that if we intended it to be always connected then we would have written an iPhone web app, not a desktop webapp and iphone app. The guys have been very good about it and are looking into possibilities of making it work offline then sending info to the webapp.
Other than this 'DOH!' moment we have been rigorously testing and amending and testing and amending and it is looking very cool in its own right purely as a desktop web app, these guys have me impressed with their speed and ability and we are thinking of them for one or two other future projects we have on the boil.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
getting there
the web application is looking very cool now, everything slides and fades very neatly and it even calculates everything as it should. Still a few little options to add and a few glitches to iron out but it is looking like a decent bit of kit now.
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