Programmers needed

[Carrot]

you just Reworded what qqwref2 said.

I'm trying to teach you by repetition

 

[Michael Womack]

The app size of MineCraft is justified by the content. You can't play MineCraft without the app. What would the unique content of this app be? Surely it's a link to existing algs and existing youtube videos.

There are a couple of existing apps for both Android and iOS that offer alg lists. None that currently (AFAIK) have a checklist. You would be better off asking an existing app developer to add a checklist function.

Please bear in mind that Android and iOS are completely different architectures and the app would need to be written twice to work on both platforms. If you DO decide to make an app, go for one or the other, not both.

Ya I do want it on both platforms. But I want it to be a pocket sized Alg sheet that has Algs for all of the WCA puzzle and make it easier for us to understand the ALgs. Most of the existing apps do not include all the WCA puzzles. I also want it so that we can learn/practice Algs on the go.

 

[Goosly]

I'm starting to understand what you want.

Now specify what you need help with, as I asked in my first response.

 

[Michael Womack]

I'm starting to understand what you want.

Now specify what you need help with, as I asked in my first response.

I think you can get a good Idea of what I wanted by reading all my responses in this thread.

 

[Lchu613]

No, you can't. Please be more helpful to people who you're asking to help YOU. Nobody wants to help somebody who's being stuck-up and making them read the whole thread.

 

[AvGalen]

Hi Michael,

Have you ever programmed anything yourself that was more than a few lines of code?
Have you ever worked in a team with any programmers?
Have you ever written any specification/design for anything related to software or even anything else that others would build?

It sounds like "I have an idea, who can help me build it, and although I have had this idea for years it is not really clear what my idea is and I don't know how to build it, but if you have finished building it I have a phone that I can run/test it on"

...Please bear in mind that Android and iOS are completely different architectures and the app would need to be written twice to work on both platforms. If you DO decide to make an app, go for one or the other, not both.

It is called cross platform development and people do it all the time. If you are planning to eventually make your app cross platform it would be better to start thinking and programming it that way from the start

 

[Michael Womack]

No, you can't. Please be more helpful to people who you're asking to help YOU. Nobody wants to help somebody who's being stuck-up and making them read the whole thread.

Its only 3 pages worth of info.

Hi Michael,

Have you ever programmed anything yourself that was more than a few lines of code?
Have you ever worked in a team with any programmers?
Have you ever written any specification/design for anything related to software or even anything else that others would build?

It sounds like "I have an idea, who can help me build it, and although I have had this idea for years it is not really clear what my idea is and I don't know how to build it, but if you have finished building it I have a phone that I can run/test it on"

Why would you need all that Info?

 

[benskoning]

Its only 3 pages worth of info.



Why would you need all that Info?

To know if you are someone he would like to work with or not.

 

[AvGalen]

Its only 3 pages worth of info.



Why would you need all that Info?

I agree that reading "3 pages worth of info" should be a few minutes work and not a problem for anyone that would like to get involved in a time-eater like this.
But if you don't even want to answer 3 extremely relevant questions about your capabilities as an instigator/teamleader this project is surely not going to attracted any help

 

[Michael Womack]

I agree that reading "3 pages worth of info" should be a few minutes work and not a problem for anyone that would like to get involved in a time-eater like this.
But if you don't even want to answer 3 extremely relevant questions about your capabilities as an instigator/teamleader this project is surely not going to attracted any help

I would but if SOMEONE is willing to help with the programming. But there are companies out there that have an Idea for a program and ask help to make it possible. Like Microsoft for example asking help from other software developers to make a new Program.

 

[CheesecakeCuber]

If I understand correctly, aren't you just proposing we reinvent youtube, google, and the speedsolving wiki?

 

[Michael Womack]

If I understand correctly, aren't you just proposing we reinvent youtube, google, and the speedsolving wiki?

It's mostly turning the Speedsolving Wiki into an internet free Mobile app.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

So this is what I have gathered.

Michael wants to make an app. However he has little to no programming knowledge. So he wants someone else to do it. All the app is an offline version of the wiki with a couple thousand links and some more algs for pyraminx and other puzzles.

Are you going to pay the $99 fee Michael?

 

[Michael Womack]

So this is what I have gathered.

Michael wants to make an app. However he has little to no programming knowledge. So he wants someone else to do it. All the app is an offline version of the wiki with a couple thousand links and some more algs for pyraminx and other puzzles.

Are you going to pay the $99 fee Michael?

That Sums it all up. But since I will be a tester for the app I would get it for free.

 

[AvGalen]

I would but if SOMEONE is willing to help with the programming. But there are companies out there that have an Idea for a program and ask help to make it possible. Like Microsoft for example asking help from other software developers to make a new Program.

Yes, that is totally what microsoft does. They certainly don't PAY any of their own developers or buy other companies for "hundreds of millions of dollars".

You are not a person to do this project because all you have is a very rough idea but no skills to make anything like this happen. (The idea is interesting, that is why I replied)

Edit: You also didn't understand that the $99 would be for putting something in the iOS appstore

 

[TheNextFeliks]

That Sums it all up. But since I will be a tester for the app I would get it for free.

:fp You misunderstood. To submit an app (to apple anyway) you have to pay $99 fee.

 

[Michael Womack]

Yes, that is totally what microsoft does. They certainly don't PAY any of their own developers or buy other companies for "hundreds of millions of dollars".

You are not a person to do this project because all you have is a very rough idea but no skills to make anything like this happen. (The idea is interesting, that is why I replied)

Read what TheNextFeliks said.

:fp You misunderstood. To submit an app (to apple anyway) you have to pay $99 fee.

Oh sorry but thats fine.

 

[AvGalen]

Read what TheNextFeliks said.

Read what I said. Seriously! I already read everything that TheNextFeliks said and it was more useful than anything you have said

So are you now going to answer the questions that I asked, or should I guess?

And 2 more questions:
1) What exactly do you bring to the table other than the original idea (done), a willingness to test (lots of other people would surely be doing this anyway) and as I understand the $99 iOS fee?
2) Are you expecting this to be a paid app where you would receive any/all revenue?

 

[Goosly]

I'm starting to understand what you want.

Now specify what you need help with, as I asked in my first response.

I think you can get a good Idea of what I wanted by reading all my responses in this thread.

Posting these kind of replies is not exactly encouraging people who might actually want to help you. Same goes for your replies to AvGalen.

 

[AvGalen]

I like the idea of having a "speedsolving wiki app". Michael Womack clearly has the basis of a good idea, but nothing more than that. To get this started anyway I would like to ask him to do the following:

1) Answer all the questions that have been asked so far
2) Draw the first functional screen and point out a few key areas of functionality
3) Draw a very basic flowchart of detail screens that would be 1 or 2 screens deeper into the app
4) Take a picture of those 2 drawings, upload it somewhere and link to them from this thread

Making a good app is lots of hard work. Doing the above shows me that you are serious about this and would like to do more than just "here is my idea, now make it for me".
If you cannot do the above, this app will not happen because of you.

Good luck and I hope your next posts will be interesting and get people (like me) involved in a project