Dan Ward’s Favorite Things of 2015
2015 has been a banner year, with a lot of great products. DL co-founder Dan Ward finishes off 2015 strong with a list of his favorite things -- digital, analog, or a little bit of both -- that might just
Detroit Labs’ Favorite Apps of 2015
Before we sign off for 2015, we wanted to share our favorite apps with you. From games to music to personal finance, the following apps helped us get through the year: Pleco - Android & iOS “This is a
December Lunch Lightning Talks
Every quarter, we have Lunch Lightning Talks -- or LLTs -- where any Detroit Labber can give a 5 minute talk about anything that interests them. This month, Josh, Kate, and Mark talk about sales strategies and user stories to
Coffee with Jeff Kelley, Author of Developing for Apple Watch (2nd Edition)
By Elyse Turner I sat down with Detroit Labs iOS developer Jeff Kelley at Starbucks to talk about his latest book, Developing for Apple Watch (2nd Edition). WatchKit 2 and watchOS 2, released this year, allow developers to now build native wearable
Code Crush: Guard Statements FTW
By Anne Cahalan When talking about clean code principles, one of my mentors told me that my code should read like sentences. Name things clearly and concisely, separate concerns logically, be terse but readable. “So,” I said, “like Hemingway sentences? Not
ShopQuick After Shipping: Lessons Learned from Rapid Mobile App Development
IDEA TO APP STORE IN 10 DAYS, PART 9 In the process of building ShopQuick (and later, writing this blog series) I discovered some things about rapid app development. First, everything is going to take longer than you expect -- especially
ShopQuick Day 10: App Store Submission
IDEA TO APP STORE IN 10 DAYS, PART 8 Previously, I added the icon, color, and some style to ShopQuick. today, I’ll walk through the process of building and submitting to the App Store. Uploading to the App
ShopQuick Day 9: App Styling
IDEA TO APP STORE IN 10 DAYS, PART 7 In my previous post, I outlined the core logic behind ShopQuick’s ability to learn from a user’s shopping history to build a sorted shopping list. Today, I’ll add some style to the