Aaron's out this week, so the inmates are running the asylum! Steve is embarking on some greenfield app work at the day job and asks, "What is a modern app?" Since Kotaro has a lot of recent experience with all the newest Apple frameworks and features, an interesting discussion ensues about both how you can expand beyond the in-app experience and why you should or should not. Plus, the entire pod goes off the rails for a while when Kotaro goes into significant detail about an infamous Side Project Saturday "bad app idea" for a next generation fart app! It's both an informative and pretty funny episode.
Topics Discussed:
- PickleJarTodo app update
- There's an app for that!
- Expanding beyond the in-app experience
- Push notifications
- App Library and getting engagement
- Widgets & Product Owners
- Live Activities & Dynamic Island
- Siri Integration
- CarPlay Integration
- WatchKit app
- iMessage stickers
- App Clips
- Shortcuts
- What experiences are relevant to your app?
- Don’t ask why, ask why not?
- Don’t be evil.
- Fart App: The Next Generation
- So, in the end, what is an app?
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
