Shows
Hey, Good GameFrom Zero to Hooked in 20 Seconds: The Stopwatch Strategy for Sustainable IndiesWhat does it take to turn a minimalist text-based game into a global phenomenon?Indie developer and software craftsman Amir Rajan joins us to unpack his unconventional path from enterprise software to the top of the App Store with A Dark Room. In this episode, we explore how Amir built the DragonRuby Game Toolkit, why betting on hyper-niche communities pays off, and how rapid prototyping drives sustainable success in indie dev. From cracking console publishing to navigating the unpredictable App Store ecosystem, Amir shares hard-earned insights into the creative and financial realities of going solo...2025-06-2446 min
WRONG PLAY PODCASTSpark Decode| The GOAT | Thalapathy Vijay | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
The Greatest of All Time! Our Thalapathy Is Here. Presenting the Song "Spark" from the New Tamil Movie "The Greatest Of All Time". Starring Thalapathy Vijay, Prashanth, Prabhudeva, Mohan, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Ajmal Amir, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, Yugendran Vasudevan.
#Spark #ThalapthyVijay #TheGoat #GreatestOfAllTime
Song Credits:
Song Title : Spark
Album/Movie : The Greatest of All Time
Composed by : Yuvan Shankar Raja
Lyricist : Gangai Amaren
Vocals : Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vrusha Balu
Written & Directed by Venkat Prabhu
Music : Yuvan Shankar Raja
Banner : AGS Entertainment (P) Ltd
Producers : Kalpathi S Aghoram, Kalpathi S Ganesh, Kalpathi S Suresh
Creative Producer...2024-08-0315 min
Code and the Coding Coders who Code itEpisode 38 - Amir RajanReady to unlock the secrets of game development using Ruby? Join us as we chat with the ingenious Amir Rajan, the mastermind behind the DragonRuby Game Toolkit. Amir takes us on a captivating journey from his corporate days in app development to becoming a trailblazing indie game developer. You'll be amazed at how Amir leveraged Ruby's expressive power to create innovative games and how his monumental success with the iOS port of "A Dark Room" reshaped his career. Prepare to gain an insider's perspective on the unique challenges and rewarding experiences of adapting Ruby for the gaming world.2024-07-1648 min
Wookash PodcastHow DragonRuby empowers you to quickly make 2D games - the creator Amir RajanHey! This time I'm joined by Amir Rajan, the creator of DragonRuby Game Toolkit! (https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk) It's a solution for 2D games, that lets you iterate incredibly fast, is stripped of the editor, is very programming-oriented. It's powered underneath by SDL (and Ryan C. Gordon is involved in DragonRuby development on the SDL side of things!) probably the most popular graphics framework in gamedev industry. You're using Ruby language to code in DragonRuby (hint is in the name!) but there are also C extensions (kudos to Alex)
This discussion includes a live demo of DragonRuby and...2024-06-091h 36
Ruby RoguesRuby Dev Summit - Amir RajanAmir Rajan is the CEO at DragonRuby LLP. In today's episode, Charles Wood have the privilege of speaking with Amir Rajan, the developer behind DragonRuby, a game engine that harnesses the power of Ruby code. They explore the unique and creative aspects of game development in Ruby, the future prospects of DragonRuby, and the potential impact of this innovative approach in the gaming industry. Join them as they delve into the intersection of creativity, technology, and programming with a focus on game development in this insightful conversation. SocialsLinkedIn: Amir RajanAmir RajanNSpecAdvertising Inquiries: https://r...2024-02-1338 min
CoRecursive: Coding StoriesStory: A Dark Room Have you ever been frustrated with your job? Maybe not burnt out, but getting close to there? You used to love what you did, and it felt so creative and empowering, but then it starts to feel a bit more cookie cutter. Have you ever been frustrated with your whole life? The daily grind has taken what you love and it just doesn't feel the same anymore. Some of the magic just has slowly faded away. You don't know when it started, but it did. Today's guest is Amir Rajan. He's hard to describe. ...2023-07-0340 min
Rubber Duck Dev ShowThe Future of Dragon Ruby with Amir Rajan | Rubber Duck Dev Show 89In this episode of the Rubber Duck Dev Show, we discuss the future of Dragon Ruby with Amir Rajan.
To get the show notes for this episode, visit: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/89-the-future-of-dragon-ruby-with-amir-rajan/
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Remote RubyIndie Game Dev with Amir Rajan - Dragon Ruby and Ruby Motion On this episode of Remote Ruby, Jason, Chris, and Andrew welcome guest, Amir Rajan, an indie game developer and owner/CEO of DragonRuby LLP. Today, our conversations revolve around game development using RubyMotion and DragonRuby. We’ll hear how Amir built a successful iOS game called, A Dark Room, using RubyMotion, and his experience with RubyMotion and its expansion to target other platforms, leading to the creation of DragonRuby Game Toolkit. There’s a discussion on the challenges of targeting different platforms and the benefits of DragonRuby’s data-oriented API, scalability, and continuity of design. Amir touches on the benefit...2023-04-2850 min
Remote RubyJason and Andrew Brain Dump | RailsConf, Shoes, DragonRuby, ChatGPT4, Python, mRuby Welcome to Remote Ruby and thanks for joining us! It’s Jason and Andrew today and do they have so much to talk about. RailsConf 2023 is coming up, Andrew booked his flight and lodging early, Jason announces he’s doing a podcast with Brittany while they’re there, and the guys discuss how their ADHD is so different from each other. Then they discuss npx, the benefits of using it, and how it can be useful in Ruby. Jason and Andrew talk about building user interfaces in Ruby, creating games with DragonRuby, learning Rust and Python for hardware projects, and using...2023-03-3139 min
Rubber Duck Dev ShowFeatures Your Editor Should Have With Amir Rajan | Rubber Duck Dev Show 78In this episode of the Rubber Duck Dev Show, we discuss features your editor or IDE should have with Amir Rajan.
Links for this episode can be found at: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/78-features-your-editor-should-have-with-amir-rajan/2023-03-1656 min
Rubber Duck Dev ShowGame Development in DragonRuby With Amir Rajan | Rubber Duck Dev Show 72In this episode, we discuss game development using the DragonRuby 2D engine with Amir Rajan.
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2023-02-021h 05Ruby RoguesBuilding Desktop and Mobile Video Games with DragonRuby with Amir Rajan - RUBY 572Game Developer and CEO of DragonRuby, Amir Rajan returns to the show. He joins the rogues to talk about DragonRuby. DragonRuby is a zero dependency, cross-platform, Ruby runtime built on top of mRuby, libSDL, and LLVM. Additionally, Amir talks about how it allows you to use the Ruby language to build video games. He also shares his experiences when it comes to working with mruby.About this EpisodeAll about DragonRubyBuilding VR games using RubyRuntime and how it worksSponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs Membership2022-12-071h 09
ETTUTHIKUMTHE KITE RUNNER ( PART-3) PSK! FINALThis episode is actually a FINAL EPISODE of the previous episode book THE KITE RUNNER is a novel which tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul.VOICE : LAAXMI @ KAARIGADESIGN : DINESH RAJANAUDIO EDIT & MIX MASTERED BY: YUVABALA CONTENT OWNED BYDVSV DIGITAL MEDIA PVT.LTD BRANDED BYJEZARAH MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT2022-01-1313 minETTUTHIKUMTHE KITE RUNNER (PART -2) PSK!This episode is actually a sequel of the previous episode book THE KITE RUNNER it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul.VOICE : LAAXMI @ KAARIGADESIGN : DINESH RAJANAUDIO EDIT & MIX MASTERED BY: YUVABALA CONTENT OWNED BYDVSV DIGITAL MEDIA PVT.LTD BRANDED BYJEZARAH MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT2022-01-0908 minETTUTHIKUMTHE KITE RUNNER (PADICHADHA SOLREN KELUNGA)Check out our latest episode!The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul.VOICE : LAAXMI @ KAARIGADESIGN : DINESH RAJANTRACK & AUDIO EDIT: YUVABALA CONTENT OWNED BYDVSV DIGITAL MEDIA PVT.LTD BRANDED BYJEZARAH MEDIA ENTERTAINMEN2022-01-0710 min
Remote RubyYuh-Jit - Optimizing JIT compiler built inside CRuby [00:04:42] We find out if the guys done any stuff with Rails 7 yet and Chris tells us what’s been going on with it. [00:09:44] Chris asks the guys if they are using an encryption library, and Jason talks about using Lockbox and Symmetric Encryption. [00:14:08] Chris tells us more about progressive encryption in Rails 7. [00:15:11] The guys chat about Ruby 3.1 and the new project from Shopify getting merged into Ruby called YJIT, which is an open source JIT compiler for CRuby.[00:18:43] The conve...2021-10-1541 min
The ForumA radiant light: The Indonesian poet Amir HamzahThe writer Amir Hamza is a national hero in Indonesia celebrated for both his poetry and his role in the development of the country’s national language. Hamza was an emotional man who struggled with thwarted love and inner conflict and created a beguilingly intense body of work. His poetry paid homage to Malay literary tradition infused with Islamic mysticism but also reflected new ideas springing up in the artistic circles in Java where he worked in the 1930s. Towards the end of that decade events conspired to enforce his return to the family home in Sumatra and ultimately le...2021-08-1939 min
Greater Than Code151: Off Meta with Amir Rajan02:27 - Amir’s Superpower: Sensitivity to Development Pain
A Picture of Amir’s Keyboard and Battlestation
Eye Tracker
06:59 - Developer Productivity and Breaking Constraints
Magic Leap
16:58 - Idea Flow
21:00 - Building an Environment That Enables You
File Watching
Automating Leverage
28:18 - Optimizing Local Maxima
Bret Victor: The Future of Programming
Delta Time
41:01 - Questioning Fundamental Assumptions
Continuity of Design™️
Gradual Stiffening
46:55 - Game Development
Unity
56:05 - Extremeness and Pushing Boundaries: Being a Weirdo/Being an Outlier...2019-10-091h 10
Greater Than Code151: Off Meta with Amir Rajan02:27 - Amir’s Superpower: Sensitivity to Development Pain
A Picture of Amir’s Keyboard and Battlestation
Eye Tracker
06:59 - Developer Productivity and Breaking Constraints
Magic Leap
16:58 - Idea Flow
21:00 - Building an Environment That Enables You
File Watching
Automating Leverage
28:18 - Optimizing Local Maxima
Bret Victor: The Future of Programming
Delta Time
41:01 - Questioning Fundamental Assumptions
Continuity of Design™️
Gradual Stiffening
46:55 - Game Development
Unity
56:05 - Extremeness and Pushing Boundaries: Being a Weirdo/Being an Outlier...2019-10-091h 10
The Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 267: 267: The Evolution of RubyMotion/DragonRuby with Lori OlsonRubyMotion, soon to be DragonRuby, empowers developers to write cross-platform apps for iOS, Android and OS X in Ruby. Lori Olson joined Brittany on the show to discuss the evolution of the framework, her mobile development courses and her (potentially) controversial opinions of Javascript.
Links for this episode:RubyMotion: Write cross-platform native apps in RubyMountaineers on Slack6 Pack AppsRubyMotion JumpstartRuby Rogues 405: Rubymotion with Lori OlsonRedPotionThe Sleeping Dragon Has Awoken, And Is Filled With A Terrible ResolveAmir Rajan on Twitter (@amirrajan)Lori...2019-04-1026 minRuby RoguesRR 405: Rubymotion with Lori OlsonSponsorsSentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan Triplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonus CacheflyPanelNate HopkinsDave KimuraAndrew MasonCharles Max WoodJoined by Special Guest: Lori OlsonSummaryLori Olson introduces herself, her school and ruby motion. Lori invites all to come to her webinar introducing her “six steps from idea to app store”. The panel discusses their rubymotion experiences and issues; which Lori advises on gems that will help. Lori shares her introduction to ruby and the story of writing her book.The evolution of rubymotion is shared leading the panel to discuss dragon ruby, the rebranding of rubymotion, which will be...2019-03-261h 06
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1:49 Юваль Ной Харари
1:51 «Щегол» Донны Тарт
2:22 «Костры амбиций» Тома Вулфа
3:07 «Слишком большие, чтобы рухнуть» Эндрю Росса Соркина
3:25 «Сдвиги и шоки» Мартина Вулфа
3:32 David Wessel
4:05 Stress Test by Timothy F. Geithner
4:11 Henry M. Paulson
4:45 The Fed And Lehman Brothers by Laurence M. Ball
5:43 A Crisis of Belief by Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer
6:29 Какой самый частый цвет волос у жителей Ирландии?
9:41 Найл Фергюсон, Майкл Льюис
10:08 Почему так популярны книги о поведенческой экономике
11:04 Crashed by Adam Tooze
12:26 «Цена разрушения» Адама Туза
13:12 The Populist Temptation by Barry Eichengreen
14:07 Даниэль Канеман
14:12 Амос Тверски
14:55 «Предсказуемая иррациональность» Дэна Ариэли
18:04 Nudge Ричарда Талера и Касса Санстейна
21:50 Prediction Machines by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfrab
29:27 Издательство Высшей школы экономики, Издательство РАНХиГС, Издательство института Гайдара
29:59 «Фрикономика» Стивена Левитта и Стивена Дабнера
30:03 «Капитал в XXI веке» Тома Пикетти
31:33 «Бесконечная шутка» Дэвида Фостера Уоллеса
32:02 Kolonna Publications
32:14 Гай Давенпорт
32:21 Элиот Уайнбергер
37:15 House of Debt by Amir Sufi, Atif Mian
38:44 The European Guilds: An Economic Analysis by Sheilagh Ogilvie
39:38 «Спасение капитализма от капиталистов» Рагхурама Раджана и Луиджи Зингалеса
39:58 The Third Pillar by Raghuram Rajan
41:02 «Капитализм для народа» Луиджи Зингалеса
2019-02-1500 min
Building Infinite RedClients and the Value of IdeasIn this episode of Building Infinite Red, we are talking about clients and some of the assumptions that often need to be challenged when creating software. Throughout the episode, Todd, Ken, and Jamon touch on the importance of knowing who your audience is, what they value, and how your ideas will meet their needs.
Show Links
Dropzones App Release by Mark Rickert
A Dark Room by Amir Rajan
Uncommon Sense by Derek Sivers
Episode Transcript
CHRIS MARTIN: Today we are talking about clients. It's an important topic and one that pretty much every...2018-05-3100 min
CodeNewbieS4:E1 - How do you build an iOS app? (Amir Rajan)Amir Rajan is CEO of RubyMotion, a tool that helps you turn your ruby code base into an iOS app. He shares his own app building experience, and what developers should know when turning their project into a mobile app. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Metaprogramming A Dark Room RubyMotion Codeland Conf Codeland 2019 Amir RajanIndie game developer and stewart of RubyMotion.2018-04-2345 min
Art & CraftReconciling Past And Future With Amir RajanAmir Rajan is the creator of minimalist text-based gems like A Dark Room, The Ensign, and A Noble Circle. As someone who creates games often rooted in literature and filled with socially relevant themes, he's seen profound response to the things he creates — both positive and negative. Join us as we discuss dealing with interpretations of your work, creating lasting art in an ever-changing digital landscape, and reconciling your past with your creative future.2017-12-1359 minRuby RoguesRR 333: RubyMotion and the Aesthetic of Ruby with Amir RajanPanel:Charles Max WoodDave KimuraSpecial Guest: Amir RajanIn this episode, the Ruby Rouges speak with Amir Rajan. Amir is a game developer and is the most successful Ruby game developer. Amir is also the owner/CEO of RubyMotion. RubyMotion allows you to write Ruby for the Mac platform. Amir will be speaking at Ruby Dev Summit this fall.Amir talks about being apart of not web part of Ruby and the innovation including mobile. The panel discusses building application for mobile in Ruby Motion and the OS platform. The panel also discusses the easy of building with RubyMotion and how t...2017-10-251h 09
The Art of NGF: Undo SufferingNGF27: A Noble Circle of Conversation with Amir RajanTonight’s entertainments include a joyful jaunt into the world of video game creation. Particularly the world of one video game creator: Amir Rajan. Our esteemed guest created these phenomenal iOS games: -A Noble Circle -A Dark Room -The Ensign Garrett and Amir go deep into the world of game development, the adventurous nature of coding a… Read more2017-05-311h 03
The Art of NGF: From Victim to AdventurerNGF27: A Noble Circle of Conversation with Amir RajanTonight’s entertainments include a joyful jaunt into the world of video game creation. Particularly the world of one video game creator: Amir Rajan. Our esteemed guest created these phenomenal iOS games: -A Noble Circle -A Dark Room -The Ensign Garrett and Amir go deep into the world of game development, the adventurous nature of coding a… Read more2017-05-311h 03Command Z: Radical Undoing™NGF27: A Noble Circle of Conversation with Amir Rajan, Creator of ‘The Dark Room’ iOS gameTonight’s entertainments include a joyful jaunt into the world of video game creation. Particularly the world of one video game creator: Amir Rajan. Our esteemed guest created these phenomenal iOS games: -A Noble Circle -A Dark Room -The Ensign Garrett and Amir go deep into the world of game development, the adventurous nature of coding a… Read more2017-05-311h 03
Gone MobileSurviving The App Store with Amir RajanThe App Store is a crazy place, so why not learn the ins and outs from someone who has been through it all? In this episode we sit down with Amir Rajan, developer of the hit game A Dark Room, to talk through his experiences building a successful game, backed by a mountain of data around metrics, revenue, and more.Special Guest: Amir Rajan.Sponsored By:Raygun: Raygun provides error and crash reporting software for all programming languages and platforms including iOS, Android, Xamarin, Javascript and more. Don't just log errors and crashes, solve...2017-01-1259 min
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanBeing a Polyglot Programmer with Amir RajanYou may know Amir from his #1 AppStore Game "A Dark Room." Amir is a programmer who has learned (and continues to learn) multiple programming languages. Is being a polyglot programmer a good idea for all programmers? Which languages should you start with?
2016-12-0233 minRuby Rogues272 RR Game Development and RubyMotion with Amir Rajan01:42 - Amir RajanTwitterGitHubBlogA Noble CircleSurviving The App Store: How to Make It as an Indie Game Developer by Amir Rajan02:24 - A Dark Room (ADR); Revenue and DownloadsRevenue Updates for A Dark Room et al09:16 - Quality, Heart and Soul, and Putting Yourself Into a ProductiPhreaks Show Episode #161: Successful Indie iOS Game Development with Amir Rajan14:31 - Choosing RubyMotionAlbacoreNeXTSTEP17:43 - Objective-C vs RubyHipByte/Flow21:51 - Cross-platform Availability23:53 - ADR => Watch/TV Capability with RubyMotion26:17 - The Ecosystem in iOS and RubyMotion28:11 - Code Structure29:58 - Testing; UI Automationmac_bacon 31:29 - Open Source and Proprietary33:15 - Other ComponentsUIkitSpriteKitmotion-gameCocos2d-xCocoaPods34:07 - Going o...2016-08-1059 min
iPhreaks161 iPS Successful Indie iOS Game Development with Amir Rajan00:58 - Amir Rajan Introduction TwitterGitHubBlogA Dark Room (App)Surviving The App Store: How to Make It as an Indie Game Developer by Amir RajanA Noble Circle 03:08 - Building A Dark Room 07:14 - Marketing the Game A Dark Room (Web Version)TwitterFacebook AdsRedditAccessibility Raising Awareness, the Blind use iOS DevicesAppleVis 23:40 - Earning a Sustainable Income 29:03 - Amir’s Developer Experience John Sonmez (Simple Programmer) 33:22 - Reviews 37:05 - The Iterative Aspect of Building an Application Flatlandappstorepromotion@apple.comSurviving The App Store: How to Make It as an Indie Game Developer by Amir Rajan Picks Hoplite (Amir)Alto’s Adventure (Amir)Transistor (Amir)Blackbox...2016-07-1446 min
The iPhreaks Show161 iPS Successful Indie iOS Game Development with Amir Rajan00:58 - Amir Rajan Introduction
Twitter
GitHub
Blog
A Dark Room (App)
Surviving The App Store: How to Make It as an Indie Game Developer by Amir Rajan
A Noble Circle
03:08 - Building A Dark Room
07:14 - Marketing the Game
A Dark Room (Web Version)
Twitter
Facebook Ads
Reddit
Accessibility
Raising Awareness, the Blind use iOS Devices
AppleVis
23:40 - Earning a Sustainable Income
29:03 - Amir’s Developer Experience
John Sonmez (Simple Programmer)
33:22 - Reviews
37:05 - The Iterative Aspect of Building an Application
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appstorepromotion@apple.com
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iPhreaks161 iPS Successful Indie iOS Game Development with Amir Rajan
00:58 - Amir Rajan Introduction
Twitter
GitHub
Blog
A Dark Room (App)
Surviving The App Store: How to Make It as an Indie Game Developer by Amir Rajan
A Noble Circle
03:08 - Building A Dark Room
07:14 - Marketing the Game
A Dark Room (Web Version)
Twitter
Facebook Ads
Reddit
Accessibility
Raising Awareness, the Blind use iOS Devices
AppleVis
23:40 - Earning a Sustainable Income
29:03 - Amir’s Developer Experience
John Sonmez (Simple Programmer)
33:22 - Reviews
37:05 - The Iterative Aspect of Building an Application
Flatland
appstorepromotion@apple.com
Surviving Th...2016-07-1446 min
FrontmatterAmir Rajan, author of Surviving the App StoreIn this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp chats with Amir Rajan, an indie game developer best known for making the bestselling iOS app for the popular text-based game A Dark Room. Amir talks about his career and the ups and downs of his fascinating experience with a big hit on the App Store, and also about his experience self-publishing his book on Leanpub.2016-07-0757 min
Mobile PresenceBuilding Number One Apps with Mobile Game Maker Amir RajanMobile game maker Amir Rajan (Noble Circle, A Dark Room) speaks to Peggy Anne Salz and Shahab Zargari about his successes with top-selling mobile apps. A Dark Room went on to be critically and commercially successful with 2.26 million downloads in under two years. It stayed at the top premium app spot for 18 days straight in the US. Without Apple's cut that means that it made $697,270 or $191,810 net for Amir in two years. Its prequel, The Ensign, has been downloaded 132,780 times in a little more than a year and made $29,765 for Amir. Finally, Amir's latest and experimental game A No...2016-07-0633 min
The Debug LogEpisode 31: How to Get Featured in the iOS App StoreThe holy grail for any iOS game developer is have their game featured on the front page of the App Store. Whether it's in a coveted "Best of.." spot or as a deeper cut in a creative sub-category, App Store attention converts to downloads. Downloads convert to dollars. It's not a coincidence that the most successful games in App Store history have all been heavily featured.
This week on the show we talk about an incredible reddit post we found by Amir Rajan, the developer of the iOS port of "A Dark Room". In the post, Rajan...2016-04-2756 min
The Spark & The Art98 - Applying app store success to your own projectTheSparkAndTheArt.com/98 – we talk about an article I read on Reddit by Amir Rajan about his success in the iTunes App store. The article is basically a how-to for working with Apple to have a successful game for iPhones and iPads. Amir’s success was in the range of $700,000 USD over the course of about 3 years.2016-04-2210 min
Almost Better Than SilenceABTS-020: Amir Rajan InterviewIn this episode of ABTS, Doug interviews Amir Rajan who had the #1 game/app in the Apple App Store for 19 consecutive days! We also get to play another round of 10 Questions.2015-03-2338 min
Entrepreneur Mastermind PodcastEpisode 47.1The EntreProgrammers Episode 47.1 A Dark Room for iOSAmir Rajan is the featured guest in this episode, creator of A Dark Room for iOS.“Notable events are listed below along with any pertinent information about how it affected downloads, reviews, emotions, and anything else that influenced the success (or failure) of A Dark Room for iOS,” writes Amir Rajan.Be sure to check-out “Amir’s dev log for aspiring indie devs” for the blow-by-blow action leading up to the creation of this highly rated app.Looking for “the official web site of ADR iOS?”...2015-01-1451 min
Get Up and CODEGet Up And Code 073: Amir Rajan And His #1 AppIn this episode of Get Up And Code, I interview developer Amir Rajan about how his app "A Dark Room" became the #1 app in the Apple App Store and stayed there for 18 days.2015-01-0846 min
Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman"A Dark Room" - What's it like to have a #1 App? With Amir Rajan"A Dark Room" was the #1 App in the Apple App Store for weeks and weeks. Surely that's made its creator, Amir Rajan a millionaire, right? Amir explains exactly how the finances work, shares tips on how to make a #1 app, and sets YOU up for success.
2014-10-1037 min
.NET Rocks!Getting to the Top of the App Store with Amir RajanCarl and Richard talk to Amir Rajan about an amazing tale of getting to the number one spot on the Apple App Store! The app in question is called A Dark Room, a simple text-based game with an awesome story and experience. Originally a web game, Amir helped build an iOS version of the game. The conversation then digs into all the subtle things done in the game to help encourage players to promote it - when to ask for a review, when to put the game on sale, the impact of magazine reviews of the game, and more!2014-05-2853 min
.NET Rocks!Amir Rajan Does Frictionless Development with OakCarl and Richard talk to Amir Rajan about his Oak project on GitHub. Amir discusses his approach to building Single Page Applications (SPA) using an array of open source tools including Rake (from the Ruby stack), nSpec, Canopy, Growl and more. The conversation digs into how C# fits into the equation and how Oak provides the dynamic typing that C# needs to work well in the JavaScript driven world of SPA. Amir also talks about how this development stack works well with different editors since it is file focused for compilation, testing and deployment. There's a little taste of DevOps...2013-04-0200 min
NYC Radio LiveSnehasish Mozumder and Nitin Mitta Ragas Live Fest # 3 (Podcast 26)Snehasish Mozumder (Mandolin), Nitin Mitta (Tabla)
2 pm - 4 pm from our 24 hour Ragas Live Festival.
Snehasish Mozumder and Nitin Mitta performing at WKCR
In accordance with his family tradition, Snehasish Mozumder, born in 1967, started playing the tabla at the age of 4; first playfully, later conscientiously, he learned from his grandfather, Bibhuti Ranjan Mozumder until the age of 14. At the age of 10 (in keeping with family tradition), the mandolin was added as a second instrument. Here, his grandfather, his father, Himangshu Mozumder, his uncle, Ranjan Majumdar, and the latter´s son, Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, equally took care of instructions.
In 1983, Snehasish M...2012-06-2131 minNYC Radio LiveSnehasish Mozumder and Nitin Mitta Ragas Live Fest # 3 (Podcast 26)Snehasish Mozumder (Mandolin), Nitin Mitta (Tabla)
2 pm - 4 pm from our 24 hour Ragas Live Festival.
In accordance with his family tradition, Snehasish Mozumder, born in 1967, started playing the tabla at the age of 4; first playfully, later conscientiously, he learned from his grandfather, Bibhuti Ranjan Mozumder until the age of 14. At the age of 10 (in keeping with family tradition), the mandolin was added as a second instrument. Here, his grandfather, his father, Himangshu Mozumder, his uncle, Ranjan Majumdar, and the latter´s son, Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, equally took care of instructions.
In 1983, Snehasish Mozumder was then to learn a "serious" instrument o...2012-06-2131 min
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanUnderstanding BDD and NSpec with Matt Florence and Amir RajanScott sits down with NSpec authors Matt Florence and Amir Rajan to talk about Behavior Driven Development (BDD). Where does one start with BDD? Is BDD just TDD with a fancier name or can it really change how you design software? The NSpec guys set Scott on the right path.
2011-11-2535 min