#187: Explorers

Developing Perspective · Jun 13, 2014 · 15m

We are exploring a new territory within the Apple developer landscape. Here is how I plan my expedition.

Get a solid grasp of what’s new

Start with Apple’s own overviews:

iOS 8 for Developers

What’s new in iOS

API Diffs

Keep in mind questions like these:

What does this enable that isn’t currently possible?

How would Apple promote this feature?

Is this a evolutionary or ‘revolutionary’?

Does this seem to be a dead-end or a beachhead?

Short list your paths

Start to think about how you are going to spend your summer.

How much time do you have?

What are your ‘minimum’ required things? Not what…