PEWTER

Author: Mikee

  • Tendering in Job requests

    We’re back after the xmas break and the application now has tendering. When I designed it initially, I was focussed primarily on the existence of the app, prioritising the MVP more than any other component. Why? It’s not complicated: like many people in this world, I didn’t have thousands of pounds sitting in the bank…

  • Break for Xmas

    We’ve been working on an admin tool in the background to be able to control the data so that I don’t have to rely on the developers to have to make manual changes. I’m on a clean-up spree now to remove testing data from the app. I am going to constantly refer to the MVP…

  • Snubbing Agile methodology: don’t do it

    As I wrap up the iTunes release with the developers, I’ve come to think of the journey so far. Not because I’m reflective like that. Because Apple asked me to pay them their fees for their developer network! Just like every framework becomes a trend, so does the criticism of it. I was very keen…

  • Accessibility and equity – Homelessness and phone use

    As the iPhone version is tested in the background, I’m looking to the next thing. It seems that an application that is made to help you request a phone repair is no good if your phone is unaccessible. We live in a world of multi tablet devices in one home. But what if you’re not…

  • Fighting against your instincts

    Currently working on the iPhone release of the app . There are things I’m not happy about presently and the previous version of me would have straightened all those things out. I like things to be perfect and just-so. Having studied in Agile and particularly achieving a Scrum Master certification, I’m learning to work with…

  • iPhone version

    I’ve not developed an app before. I’m not exactly well versed in code. But, I did want to make sure that the app was available to multiple platforms. Obviously phones run on different software, but a large part of my experience in software has come from working as a cross-platform analyst for over ten years…

  • I declare this website, open!

    It’s weird to blog again. It’s been a long time since I’ve last done it and I’m not very good with daily cadence, but it seems that the humble website is still not dead yet. I started with a WP site around 2013 called https://ohmnohmnohm.com/ dedicated to micromusic and minimalist art. The reason for this…