1. The App Development Plumbing
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The App Development Plumbing
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The App Development Plumbing


Monday, March 18, 2013

Richard Harris Richard Harris

Here is the story of a one man Android app developer and his journey through developing a Poker game for Android. This is a "story from the trenches" if I've ever heard one.

His name is Simon Tomlinson and he studied physics at Manchester University, UK, and went on to gain a PhD in electrical engineering, tells his story using plumbing as an analogy which most of us can relate to. He basically had a "zero budget" startup cost and did everything himself, from artwork, design, staffing, marketing and more.

I know many developers out there that go this route and unfortunately the end result might be the similar to Simon's.
 



Read more: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonTomlinson/2013...

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