Comments on: Stanford's iPhone U: The rise of the armchair coder

By: Clark Griswold

Clark Griswold — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:19:23 +0000

"the programming language Lisp"

That made my day.

By: robert Puget Sound,WA

robert Puget Sound,WA — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:52:32 +0000

Doing one's own ap, is much like doing one's own lobotomy….WHOOPS! Huh??????

By: Max

Max — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:14:23 +0000

I have some ideas for great apps for the iPhone… Check them out here:

http://dailyfits.com/2009/04/07/we-have-an-app-for-that/

By: IK, Boston MA

IK, Boston MA — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:21:51 +0000

Well, there is something wrong with people thinking about developing applications "just for fun". Nobody is that altruistic; they are secretly hoping on making money on that. Unfortunately, as with with every pyramid scheme, you have to be the first to get profits. Apple already thought through the ways how they will profit from those people hoping to make some bucks on app development "for fun". Just eat that $100 SDK hook.

Microsoft SDKs and tools for mobile development are free; same is true for Nokia. And as for Nokia, there's way bigger market opportunity. They also have app store; you just will have less competition there and bigger profits if your app will be appreciated.

By: Matt, Indianapolis, IN

Matt, Indianapolis, IN — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:33:15 +0000

"Go on, write an app for iPhone, make Apple rich!

Having developers pay for SDK is insane. Will you really be able to profit from this, given how many apps are already available there? Is there really a need for yet another app?"

This line of thought is what is insane. Not everyone produces apps for money alone. If you are producing apps for money, the $99 fee clearly isn't an impediment.

At least 186,000 people are searching for another app. I have thought out several apps that would be useful to me, and possibly about 100 other people. There's no real "profit" in an app with such limited appeal– other than the time savings. There is a satisfaction that some people experience when making something useful– something that solves a problem or increases efficiency.

By: Dan Pickerington, OH

Dan Pickerington, OH — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:06:50 +0000

Hey Justin,

Your app God's Bible is awesome looking! If I had an iPhone I would definetely buy it!!

By: Jonathan, Albany, NY

Jonathan, Albany, NY — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:08:16 +0000

Aaron, just checked out your app:

1. You need a lite version for people to try for free. I have no idea how to play the game based on the instructions and I'm not going to spend $.99 to find out.

2. The graphics look horrible. I can draw a better spider with my toes and a broken crayon.

By: Aaron, Brooklyn WI

Aaron, Brooklyn WI — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:54:42 +0000

Just because they know how to write an iPhone app, and even if they actually do it, doesn't mean it will get them anywhere. My app that has been out there for a couple months, "Pest Poke", is pretty fun and addicting but has only sold a few copies. Seems like the popular ones are all from bigger corporations, where other good ones from individuals like me don't get the publicity and fall by the wayside.

By: Brutus Beefcake, Salt Lick, WY

Brutus Beefcake, Salt Lick, WY — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:36:20 +0000

I would guess that the main purpose of the $99 developers license is to keep out the riff-raff. I'd have to be pretty serious about making an app to spend that. It serves as an automatic quality control measure.

By: Adam Chaney Mission viejo ca

Adam Chaney Mission viejo ca — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:46:19 +0000

"Go on, write an app for iPhone, make Apple rich!"

You have obviously never developed anything for anybody. $100 is nothing compared to what microsoft charges. Lets see you develop something for the playstation for xbox. Those costs thousands of dollars just to walk in the front door.