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The Discussion
TestFlight Beta Testing
Getting started
Xcode
iTunes Connect
Inviting Beta Testers
Internal vs. External
Does this mean that other beta testing services are “Sherlocked”?
HockeyApp, etc.
Should people using other beta testing tools migrate?
Are there advantages to being part of this ecosystem?
Are there advantages to staying away from TestFlight?
Does TestFlight give you anything special that you can’t get from another service?
Open-Source Project of the Week
2048, An open source version of the game “2048”
git clone https://github.com/ik/2048.git
Is this damaging to the original developer of the game or does this follow the old adage, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity”
Darryl’s opinion:
Article on the “Threes ripped off by 1024, which is in turn ripped off by 2048” “controversy”: 2048’s Massive Popularity Triggers Cloning Controversy - Kotaku
At what point does a game define a new genre, which makes cloning inevitable? If game mechanics vary slightly, is that enough of a distinction? (I think so, but there are many who would consider the game mechanics to be every bit as much of the “art” as the game’s content.)
Jason's opinion:
The market usually doesn’t care about fairness. Being an indie developer means running a business. Businesses must always be evolving to “put themselves out of business” or else your competitors or copycats will.
Picks
Jason Follow @jak
Dave Verwer’s iOS dev weekly
Weekly (obviously) curated iOS development videos / articles / stories
Sponsored job postings from great companies
Available by email (recommended) and the web
John Follow @johnsextro
Armchair - App Review Manager written in Swift for iOS and OS X
Similar to UAAppReviewManager and Appirater but 100% Swift, works on iOS and OS X
Prompts the user to rate your app only after passing the rules that you have established.
Very configurable
Chad Follow @jazzychad
Mike Ash articles
“Let’s Build NSZombie”
“Let’s build NSAutoreleasePool”
Darryl Follow @dh_thomas
Follow-up from previous pick: Wolf Rentzsch discussed KZPlayground in depth in Edge Cases episode 110, “Scripting with C”
Use Your Loaf: Continuous Integration with Xcode Server
How-to article for setting up CI covering everything from OS X Server installation to key management to Bot configuration
Alternative show title suggestions
Cordial Cherry
Dr. Jak
Shut up
Break my own rule
Recused
Piecemeal solutions
Defining Genre
Autorelease pool
Leak out
Cascading Pool Draining
