Welcome to Green iPhone Applications
Green is just not a trend, but a necessity. We all know for sure how much we all abuse the planet Earth. See how much garbage you generate everyday and how much of it you recycle. I work hard to recycle many things at home. Sure, i could still do better. Some couldn't care less. I am not here to convince the world to start recycling. But you would be amazed to learn that how much of the things you throw in the garbage can be recycled. I live in Sunnyvale, CA. Sunnyvale Recycling web site has the list of things you can recycle. Some can be done at the curb side and some of it, you have to take it to their SMART station.
Like anyone else, i was caught by the iPhone development bug recently. New applications are coming in everyday. While the world is going to take on Palm Pre, which is primarily a Web Platform (HTML/Javascript/CSS) for developing applications, something should be attractive (easy ?) with the iPhone Platform that so many applications are pouring in. Thus, my adventure started. What does it take to write an application for iPhone ?
While there were already so many applications (10000+ then), why the heck i would want to write one ? Make some money ? Why in the world would someone download my application for money ? With so many questions on my mind, i was initially finding it difficult to come to a decision. Developing an application and publishing it in the store (free or not free) is entirely different from developing one for the sake of trying some APIs etc. There is lot more work involved in getting the application to the app store.
I did not spend much time going through all of the applications in the app store. There is quite a bit of them and it is quite possible that the applications i am developing or the developed ones are swept under the carpet. Though my real intent originally was not to start with green applications, somewhere mid way during the development, i thought mixing education and fun might not be that bad an idea. Thus, came the birth of Recycle.
I am planning to write more on this whole experience soon.
Welcome to Green iPhone Applications
Green is just not a trend, but a necessity. We all know for sure how much we all abuse the planet Earth. See how much garbage you generate everyday and how much of it you recycle. I work hard to recycle many things at home. Sure, i could still do better. Some couldn't care less. I am not here to convince the world to start recycling. But you would be amazed to learn that how much of the things you throw in the garbage can be recycled. I live in Sunnyvale, CA. Sunnyvale Recycling web site has the list of things you can recycle. Some can be done at the curb side and some of it, you have to take it to their SMART station.
Like anyone else, i was caught by the iPhone development bug recently. New applications are coming in everyday. While the world is going to take on Palm Pre, which is primarily a Web Platform (HTML/Javascript/CSS) for developing applications, something should be attractive (easy ?) with the iPhone Platform that so many applications are pouring in. Thus, my adventure started. What does it take to write an application for iPhone ?
While there were already so many applications (10000+ then), why the heck i would want to write one ? Make some money ? Why in the world would someone download my application for money ? With so many questions on my mind, i was initially finding it difficult to come to a decision. Developing an application and publishing it in the store (free or not free) is entirely different from developing one for the sake of trying some APIs etc. There is lot more work involved in getting the application to the app store.
I did not spend much time going through all of the applications in the app store. There is quite a bit of them and it is quite possible that the applications i am developing or the developed ones are swept under the carpet. Though my real intent originally was not to start with green applications, somewhere mid way during the development, i thought mixing education and fun might not be that bad an idea. Thus, came the birth of Recycle.
I am planning to write more on this whole experience soon.