Dev90X: Zero to App in 90 Days

By Jack Cotton-BrownTechnology

Dev90X: Zero to App in 90 Days episodes

October 26, 2021Day 80: Let’s recap. What a rollercoaster it has been. Working with... Unwrap app, Stanford iOS Course.
Discussion:
This 90 days has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride.
Pushing my own limits to stay consistent on something big.

One month of strict keto - transformed my health.

Getting sick.

Getting burnt out after getting sick and not taking proper rest.

Developing an intense crush on my friend and then being rejected (twice).

Asking for help on the handstander project. Working with Harry.

Pivoting the app project to a new app, and new partner. Working with Dylan.

Buying an iPhone and switching over from Android.

Learning Xcode.

Learning Swift.

Learning about iOS development in general.

Building a demo app for handstander.

Training an action detection model.

Learning a lot about A.I and machine learning.

Choosing between UIKit and SwiftUI.

Beginning the journey of learning SwiftUI.

On track to launch something big.

Progress Update:
7 Lessons from Unwrap

Finished lecture 10 of Stanford

Missed out of video 3/3 of the ios architect crash course because it was on a timer.

Carved out some down time in the middle of the day for a nap to catch up on sleep.

Did my breathwork.

Did my morning workout (transitioning to morning workouts rather than afternoon).

Did my 100 handstands.
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October 25, 2021Day 79: Handstands and breathwork are saving my ass right now. Working with... Dylan, iOS Architect Crash Course.
Discussion:
In case you’re wondering, nope, I’m still not good again yet. A little better though.
Progress Update:
Loader screen into

Homing in on some good name ideas.

Getting clearer on the core design and UX.

Finished lecture 2 of iOS architect crash course.
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October 24, 2021Day 78: You used a streak freeze!
Discussion:
I wanted this podcast to be an honest overview of my life.

Suppressing my feelings for someone close to me as slowly eaten away at my energy, vitality, and ability to focus and be productive.

Other important aspects of my life were sacrificed in order to maintain a disciplined approach to this new endeavour.

Certain things can only be ignored for so long until you burst at the seams.

Creating space for intimacy in my life.

It seems like everyone I know is going through relationship turmoil right now, so it’s not just me.

I’m going to refocus my life to address these neglected areas.

I wonder if I’m doing this the hard way. I think of the scene from Castaway where Tom Hanks is trying to light a fire rubbing sticks together, and he just hurts himself because he’s trying too hard using the wrong technique.
Progress update:
Decided on a high level direction for the app name - shying away from yogic traditions.

Learned that the volume dimming of music is not a good user experience.

Explaining breathwork concepts to people is a challenging endeavour.

The design of this app is very important - so I’ve been thinking less about code and more about design.
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October 23, 2021Day 77: Scoping the competition. Working with... Google Play Store, Prana Breath app, Wim Hof Method app.
Discussion:
Finding the perfect app that we are not competing with.

Reading reviews
Progress Update:
More lessons from Unwrap

Practicing breathwork with different music

Scanning the Google Play Store for breathwork apps
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October 21, 2021Day 76: Design time! Working with... Dylan, Coda, WHM app, Breathwrk app.
Discussion:
As it turns out, Dylan has a really good contact in Silicon Valley.
Progress Update:
Doing my breathwork practice with a different playlist

Testing the Wim Hof Method app

More lessons from Unwrap

20 minutes code Jam in a playground

Building some SwiftUI views

Meeting with Dylan - talking about Design and a phone call to a girl in Silicon Valley, talking about building apps.
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October 20, 2021Day 75: Ideation is the enemy of execution.
Discussion:
Realising that most new project concepts start on paper, and not in Xcode. The more you ideate, the less you code.

Deciding on which project to pour my life-blood into.

Strategising on a way to navigate the equity conversation now that a new opportunity is on my doorstep.
Progress Update:
4 more lessons from Unwrap.

Back into the design phase. Initial design work on the Breathwork app.

Lot’s of research into equity splitting, vesting schedules etc.

Listening to really old podcast episodes from 2015
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October 19, 2021Day 74: New Macbook Pro’s just dropped! Working with... Apple Event, Unwrap app, Swift Playgrounds.
Discussion
New Macbook pros - I am unsure about the upgrade.

New business opportunity - an app with Dylan Werner.
Progress Update:
Watched lecture 1/3 of iOS architect crash course - pretty salesy

2 Lessons from Unwrap app

20 minutes code jam in a Playground

Watched the Apple presentation.

Started a new project in Coda for the breathwork app.
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October 18, 2021Day 73: Having the hard conversations. Working with... Harry, Hacking with Swift, Unwrap.
Life Update:
Feeling under the weather again

Fasting went well

Breathwork was challenging again
Discussion:
I anticipated this would happen... many hours being spent on things other than development.

Harry has begun working on the screen designs.
Progress Update:
3 hour session with Harry
Equity agreement

Roles and responsibilities

Marketing strategy

Funding Strategies

Screen designs

Read a very comprehensive new article from Paul Hudson
Decided to narrow my focus in the materials I am consuming to plow through things faster and get less distracted.

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October 17, 2021Day 72: Crushed my breathwork practice, and that’s about it. Working with... Unwrap app, Swift Playground.
Discussion:
Drank alcohol and slept poorly

Lacking motivation to really get things moving today

Feeling a bit unfocused.

Crushed my breathwork practice (again).

Learned that it feels a lot better to get big things done rather than lots of little things.
Progress Update:
A lot of random things.

One Full module from the unwrap app

New resources roundup
Apple developer news website

let’s build that app! blog has some really great explanation articles. Not tutorials per-se... more so explanations.

Scanned the app store for developer news apps - found iDev but it is subscription only, no free version.

One line of code in a playground

Engaged in the Hacking with Swift Slack

Planned my week ahead in detail

Added Bucket list, and Ideal Habits, into my life planner document.
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October 16, 2021Day 71: My current routine and resources recap.
Discussion:
Morning routine:
Wake up average around 6am, sometimes later, sometimes earlier.

Make a warm beverage.

Sip beverage while doing Indonesian study on Duolingo

Bathroom

Breathwork practice

Second warm beverage

iOS study time commences.

Stanford iOS course lectures on YouTube

Unwrap app mini lessons.

Note taking

Googling random questions that come to mind

YouTubing random questions that come to mind

Often getting sidetracked by the youtube algorithm, or a question chain that goes deeper.

Around town - podcasts
Under the radar is number 1 - listened to around 43 episodes - goal is to listen to all 200 or so. I like the 30 minute time cap format - the information is more condensed and succinct.

Swift by Sundell or Stacktrace is number 2 - if I ever ran out of pre-downloaded episodes. (for some reason I cannot stream podcast episodes from my LTE connection here in Bali)

My one line of code: Swift Playgrounds - testing language concepts, mostly concepts that come up from doing the unwrap lessons. So many little language quirks to test and understand.

Work from home.

Sessions with Harry
Focus on design aspects and community engagement.

I’ve got a book lined up on my phone for when I finish the Unwrap course

My plan is to move into the 100 Days of Hacking with Swift course as a daily do-er.
Progress Update:
Another 3 lessons in Unwrap.
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