Side Project Spotlight

Aaron's out this week, so the inmates are running the asylum! Steve is embarking on some greenfield app work at the day job and asks, "What is a modern app?" Since Kotaro has a lot of recent experience with all the newest Apple frameworks and features, an interesting discussion ensues about both how you can expand beyond the in-app experience and why you should or should not. Plus, the entire pod goes off the rails for a while when Kotaro goes into significant detail about an infamous Side Project Saturday "bad app idea" for a next generation fart app! It's both an informative and pretty funny episode.

Topics Discussed:

- PickleJarTodo app update

- There's an app for that!

- Expanding beyond the in-app experience  

    - Push notifications

    - App Library and getting engagement

    - Widgets & Product Owners

    - Live Activities & Dynamic Island

    - Siri Integration

    - CarPlay Integration

    - WatchKit app

    - iMessage stickers

    - App Clips

    - Shortcuts

- What experiences are relevant to your app?

- Don’t ask why, ask why not?

- Don’t be evil.

- Fart App: The Next Generation

- So, in the end, what is an app?

Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.