Joining Forces at LaunchPad Blog

July 15, 2007 24 Comments

Joining Forces

Thanks, Matthew, for the great welcome, and your willingness to partner in creating the greatest possible iPhone app launcher.

In spite of many negative reactions, I was excited when Apple announced that iPhone apps would be web-based. As a web developer, it was thrilling to see my favorite technologies embraced for such an preeminent device. I started planning my app launcher right away. I have used a number of different launchers on my old Treo 650, so i had plenty of ideas on what it should do.

I wanted clean, easy to use icons that integrated with the native iPhone look and feel. I wanted database power for full user customization. I knew the app would have to be smart: not just interactive, but context aware. Easy groupings of apps, easy access to favorites, stat tracking and more all seemed so doable. (The unimaginative domain name i was planning on working under, appsort.com, now redirects here.)

Matthew, with his great CSS and graphics skills, had similar vision, so a partnership seemed natural to move things along. And things are moving! We are putting many key pieces of this puzzle together, in order to have a beautiful and powerful app ready for you.

So stay on the lookout for more hints on developing iPhone apps, as we hurdle the challenges off this terrific new platform!

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