The negative hype around flash after apple categorically rejected them for inclusion in iOS safari has made flash look like a non-peforming platform in the eyes of everybody. This opinion is not totally untrue though. I tried writing an app using Flex for iOS and quickly realized it doesn't perf...
HI! Sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you. I would say write it in the language you are most familiar with. If you feel comfortable in Java, then it's a great choice. NodeJS is also a very popular choice for API servers, and Python has two great, slim tools in Flask and Eve: http://fla...
We have been asked this question before and it really depends on the situation and use case. 1. In depends on many factors. 2. Base64 encoding enlarges file sizes by up to 33% 3. If quality is your focus, I recommend URL/URIs. I would love to hear more about this project and provide some more i...
My response is heavily biased towards web applications, and in-browser bug reporting, though some tools may allow native iOS and Android implementations, as well. The answer depends on on the type of audience that needs to report bugs: private and targeted (developers, employees, etc.) or public...
So here are two strategies: Follow the money You need to go where the money is spent on developing/design. I would approach startups at WeWork and also get in contact with the MBA programs of the universities in NY. Instead of giving a better price (finders fee) to actual projects build the rela...
Hi there, Two things come to mind: 1) Go to the networks directly and ask them about their fill rates, historically, in your target countries. 2) Once you've identified 3 that seem pretty good, ask your programmer to implement an ad cascade. S/he can probably handle this with a .plist file if you...
Unfortunately, in most cases where a transition occurs between contract developers prior to a shipped product, it's almost *always* the case that the new developer starts the code largely from scratch. When problems dictate a required transition to a new developer, it usually means that the pre...
Well, hopefully you have analytics embedded in your app. That should also give you an idea of how many users are real vs spammers. Also, what sections of your apps are being used more often. It is not too late to add the analytics to your app.
Couldn't you use both the Facebook and Game Center APIs and combine the results? You could either combine the results behind the scenes into one leaderboard with subsections, or have two separate leaderboards displayed, one with Facebook friends, and one with global. To keep people coming back t...
I would start by looking at the apps and software you like to use that was created by smaller firms (not the big companies). Many of these firms also do client work, which you can find out about on their web site. If you enjoy the apps they produce and they have the expertise you are looking for,...