iPhoneDevCamp Part 2
Since I did not have the right equipment for creating an iPhone app, I had more time to attend the talks than I thought I would at iPhoneDevCamp2.
The most interesting for me was the most technical. It was given by Louis Gerbarg who worked on the iPhone app, Gifter. Louis has an advantage over other iPhone developers in that he used to work at Apple. He has a very good understanding of caching issues, which was the focus of his talk. One point that is valuable to know but is slightly depressing for a beginner like me is that the simulation tools that Apple supplies may not be able to really assist a developer in fixing cache issues. These issues are absolutely critical to your user’s experience when they are using your app.
Hopefully, Apple will improve the tools. Otherwise, it will cost them and the third party developers the goodwill of their customers.