My Indie Dev Journey: Week #1
Topics: The Importance of X/Twitter Friends, Android Widgets & New Application Idea
Yes, I am stepping into this scene. The Indie Developer scene. I have been very silent over the past months here on Medium, as I was busy with school, but also with some other programming projects.
Let’s start with the first topic I want to talk about:
The Importance of X/Twitter Friends
It is no secret that most of the Indie Dev scene is on X. I never really liked being on X, but in the past few months, it kind of got better. As one of my goals as an indie developer is to build a supportive audience, I’ve taken the Skillshare course Making Twitter Friends by Kevon Cheung. It opened my eyes that X is not only a platform to “market” your indie product, but also to learn a lot from others. That’s why I’ve been committed to interacting with a lot of different people on X the past few days, and I have to admit: It is quite fun. I like this more personal approach a lot and am excited to continue using this approach.
Implementing Android Widgets for my App Doerr
Okay, now let’s make a bold statement: Creating Android Widgets is a huge Pain.
And the second bold statement: iOS Widgets…