SheetPlanner website is live

Posted by NickG
Jul 22, 2018 at 04:03 PM

I don’t think we should underestimate the drag on developer resources that comes from Apple’s annual OS update cycle. Every year, some part of the resource pool has to be devoted to analysing the changes and ensuring compatibility. It’s probably more of an issue for older apps, that might still have old code doing useful things, but it’s a cost to all devs really.

That said, Sheetplanner won’t suffer from the effects of age, but I think Peter is right to focus first on a successful Mac implementation before considering other platforms. As a well-fed Mac user, I am, of course, being completely objective about this :-)

Paul Korm wrote:
That’s a very good point. On the other hand, although I have no
>special depth of understanding of iOS development, I’ve observed that
>making an app work effectively on both macOS and iOS has completely
>changed the dynamic for several developers. It appears from outside
>that once DEVONthink to Go was released, it sucked the focus development
>company away from the desktop product—which pretty much ceased to
>evolve other than minor updates. When Agenda came out of iOS, new
>features stopped arriving for the desktop app. Even OmniGroup, which
>supposedly has a deeper bench than most, is unable to co-deliver on two
>platforms without a 6-12 month gap between. It took TheBrain almost 18
>months after the desktop beta began to even offer an initially-week test
>of their iOS app.
> >So, though I would like to see SheetPlanner introduced everywhere
>quickly, I think Peter is making a reasonable decision in line with
>(unfortunate but real) best practices.
> >Luhmann wrote:
>I’m happy to hear it, but my experience with apps that didn’t start with
>>iOS from the beginning has been very disappointing. I don’t understand
>>the technical issues but most apps have delayed planned release for
>>years, had to bring on additional developers, etc. So while I hope that
>>things go smoothly for you, my experience has taught me not to use an
>>app unless there is already a half-decent iOS app that syncs properly.