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Mar
25

Mobile Madness – Round 2 (People and Tools)

  • Posted By : Jennifer Bennett/
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  • Under : Coding

The results are in and the winners from yesterday are: Xcode, Android Studio, Jenkins, and AWS. Here is your updated Bracket.

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We are entering the second round of Mobile Madness 2016. The pairings are getting a bit more interesting as we move towards the finals. Welcome to the sweet 16!

Steve Ballmer vs Steve Jobs

We love so much about both of the tech giants, but only one can win today in the battle of the Steves. Who’s it going to be?

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Steve Jobs brought us so many things, and in many ways LunarLincoln wouldn’t exist without the App Store. Forgetting that Jobs was famously against having an App Store, we still owe him credit for so many incredible inventions. Plus, he was a pretty inspirational guy:

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And then we have Steve Ballmer. The man. The legend. I mean, if you can get Bill Gates to dance on stage to celebrate the Windows 95 launch, what can’t you do?

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So which Steve will take home today’s prize? Answer the twitter poll here

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Jony Ive vs Felix Krause

Up next we’ve got industrial design genius Jony Ive vs newcomer and epic craftsman Felix Krause.


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Jony Ive has brought us so many beautiful pieces of hardware over the years and has been instrumental in the Apple we all know and love today. He also inspired one of our favorite parody videos about the new Macbook One:

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Felix Krause on the other hand has saved us countless hours over the past few months with his amazing suite of Fastlane tools. We used to true through mundane development tasks, but now we can automate all the things. Here he is speaking about Fastlane:

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So who would get your vote? Chamfered edges or developer automation made simple? Answer the twitter poll here

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Xcode vs Android Studio

And here we have a classic showdown. The most popular IDE for iOS vs the most popular IDE for Android. If you’re a mobile developer, odds are you spend almost all of your time working in one or both of these programs. They can be your best friend or your worst enemy.


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If you’re a mobile developer, you probably have very strong opinions about each of these. Xcode, like most things Apple, tries to make things simple, but as developers we often play the role of power user. We love storyboards, playgrounds, and the speed of deploying a new app to the simulator. On the flip side, using Xcode always feels like you’re one step away from disaster, and frequent crashes and restarts will wear on you after a while. This erratic behavior has even lead some developers to think Xcode is a sentient being. Android Studio provides a great environment to craft your Android masterpieces. Google’s constantly putting out beta versions of new releases so developers have more tools at their disposal as fast as possible. While Android Studio lacks some features like a robust visual layout editor and proper Android simulation (not emulation, which is what Google currently offers, and is terrible), it makes up for it with its great refactoring tools and the ability to create gorgeous layouts with simple XML (I dare you to edit your XIBs in XML!). Plus, Android Studio is an extension of IntelliJ which has tons of great support from its developers and the community. You may use and love both programs, but only one can reign supreme!

If you’re a mobile developer, where would you rather spend your time? Answer the twitter poll here

 

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Jenkins vs AWS

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In our final match of the day we’ve got Jenkins vs AWS.

Though not directly related, both Jenkins and AWS provide invaluable services to developers. Jenkins provides a simple yet extensive interface for continuous integration which keeps dev shops constantly aware that their tests need to be updated (because a failing test clearly means the test is wrong, not the app). Amazon Web Services is perhaps the leading cloud hosting platform and their fame is nothing short of awesome. Developers can deploy directly to their Elastic Beanstalk instances with a single command and integrating your apps with their hosted storage (S3) and database options (RDS, DynamoDB, etc.) is well documented and incredibly useful. It’s hard not to love both of these services for their essential contributions to shops big and small, but you can only vote for one!

Answer the twitter poll here


Mar
24

Mobile Madness – The Tools

  • Posted By : Jennifer Bennett/
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  • Under : App Advice, Business, Coding

The results are in and the winners from yesterday are: iOS, React Native, Objective C, and Swift (Obviously some apple fan-boys out there). Here is your updated Bracket.

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On to the final first-round bracket of Mobile Madness 2016. The Tools. You need them, the love them, you hate them, you shout whyyyyy at the sky while Xcode hangs. Which is the best? Which is crucial to mobile development? Let’s begin.

First up: iOS Tools

Xcode vs AppCode

Xcode gets a lot of flack from developers because Apple more-or-less forces their developers to use it. Sure, it has tons of great features and debugging tools, but every little glitch or crash becomes colossally irritating because of a lack of alternative options. Enter AppCode, JetBrains’ introduction into an iOS and OS X IDE. AppCode attempts to solve a lot of the headaches Xcode creates, like improved refactoring support and auto-generated snippets. But AppCode comes with a hefty price tag and often lags behind when Apple releases new APIs. Is the increased convenience worth the cost? You decide! Answer the twitter poll here


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Second Bracket: Android Tools 

Android Studio vs Eclipse

Eclipse has long been a Java programmer’s goto IDE for all of their needs. Console applications, GUI applications, applets, web apps, and more can all be cranked out from Eclipse. It’s no wonder why Google initially supported Eclipse when they debuted their Android SDK. But now a newcomer on the scene, Android Studio, has stolen the spotlight and captured the hearts of Android developers everywhere. With Google officially deprecating their Eclipse support and actively promoting Android Studio, you might say the sun is setting on Eclipse for Android development. But that hasn’t deterred many Android developers who have been using Eclipse for years and don’t feel the need to switch. Which will reign supreme: comfort or cutting edge? Answer the twitter poll here


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Third Bracket: Continuous Build Systems

Jenkins vs Travis CI

When it comes to making sure your code is stable, Jenkins offers a great set of tools for building, testing, and more. As an open source project, Jenkins provides a high level of flexibility for implementing real continuous integration for any platform. Additionally, it’s free (as in beer)! Travis CI, much like Jenkins is no slouch when it comes to building your apps. With a beautiful interface, you can quickly check that status of your project. Additionally, Travis CI manages the infrastructure for you making it one less thing to worry about when it comes to working with CI tools. Which mustachio’d tool do you prefer? Answer the twitter poll here


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Fourth Bracket: Cloud Storage

Heroku vs AWS

From the juggernaut that revolutionized online shopping, Amazon is using their knowledge to provide the best in cloud computing. With it’s massive offering of paid services, you can design, build, and deploy all your digital content in a matter of minutes. If you have a DevOps need, Amazon has a service for it. On the other side is Heroku, the developer friendly infrastructure service. Heroku can help developers by clearing out the chaos that can come with managing your own stack, like with tools to automatically deploy and push on each code commit. As your application needs to scale, Heroku’s marketplace of paid add-ons is sure to have what you’re looking for. Answer the twitter poll here


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