Presentation, Geeks Anonymes 13 nov 2013
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You want an App ? There is a lab for that ! The AppLab is a group of computer sciences students making great apps. This presentation explains a bit how we work and what we do.
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- 1. Mobile developement at The AppLab ! Réunion des “Geeks anonymes”, 13 novembre 2013 Valentin THIRION 2nd Grade of Master in Computer Science, ULg
- 2. Keynote Plan • The AppLab presentation • The beginning : UlgOloc and rocket launch • Development • #iOSDev • #AndroidDev • Tools • App Content (Backoffice, API, …) • To infinity and beyond
- 3. The AppLab • Unstructured structure • 3 ULg students • 2 Apple fanboys • 1 Open Source fanboy • 3 friends • 3 inspired brains • 3 geeks @ Home with keyboards and mice
- 4. Organisation • One manager and one designer per project • Facebook, Azendoo (google it, it’s damn great!) and Google Hangouts support • AFK meetings • ULgOloc HeadQuarters • Time flexibility • Objectives orientation • Beta tests and lots of returns
- 5. ULgOloc … • One idea • One year of reflexion • 3 months of hard work • • 2 Apps, one back office for admins 2 weeks of beta test • Students, professors, ulg employees, student associations • Some articles before availability • WEBTV Video
- 6. … and rocket launch • October 2012: JDMP • • November 2012: ULgOloc • • +/- 6000 downloads November 2013: LetsGO Chaudfontaine • • +/- 4000 downloads May 2013: Francos 2.0 • • +/- 1000 downloads ??? A lot of “no’s” … (lack of time)
- 7. #iOSDev • Xcode • Apple SDK • iOS 4.3 => iOS 7.0.3 • iPhone simulator • Source control (Git) & DropBox • Objective-C, C • Learning: Peul Hegarty’s Stanford course, Apple documentation, books, … • iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5S, iPad 3, Mini • Problems: • Differences between versions • Apple limits
- 8. #AndroidDev • Eclipse for Java • Google Android SDK • 2.3 => 4.3 • No simulator (too slow) • Source control (Git on bitbucket), since GA may 2013 & DropBox • JAVA & XML • Learning: Google I/O, online doc • Phones: Samsung, Sony; Tablets: Nexus, Arnova • Problems • Differences between version, devices capabilities and manufacturer over-layer • Screen sizes
- 9. App content • Backoffice in the cloud • PHP mainly • MySQL • OVH and Gandi • API in XML (mostly “on demand”) • Data coherence from database to app-based storage • Recently: want to represent data online as it appears on apps (LetsGO) • Data managed by admins, super users and users. • Real community platform
- 10. To infinity … • New clients (LetsGO, journalists, teachers, events managers, …) • New demands (Liege Airport, Schools in Liège, Malmedy, …) • New needs • New ideas • Want to create a real company • Need for proofs • Stay in “low-cost” class GA (of course)
- 11. … and beyond! MyCampus 2.0 • Increase # of users • Increase coverage • Increase professionalism • Increase quality • Use other technologies than GPS • Do better != Do more • Increase UE and design And more!
- 12. “One more thing.” LetsGO launch will lift off soon (Chaudfontaine) ! Request your beta account Send a mail to dev@theapplab.be and go to www.letsgo-be.com Thanks for your attention www.theapplab.be PS: Looking for a real designer!