iPhone OS 3.0 developers version was released, which is both good and bad. Little documentation at the moment, but at the same time it boasts some great new features…like being able to embed the Google maps into your app.
Once again the visuals sparked a heated debate amongst the group, the issue now being on the use of the default map that Google offers. Yes it works, but its still boring in my opinion, so we concluded, much to my dismay, that we would get the basic map working then amp it up to look cooler.
Another issue that arose was wether or not to include a friends list, Mat and I both opposed immediately. But we never intended to exclude said feature, merely display it a different way. So rather than the list we will be changing the color of users you have talked to often, not a drastic change, but just enough to let the user know ‘hey I spoke to penguinman123 the other day, I wonder if he saw…” and so on. Having a friends list would bulk up the app, and add unnecessary clutter to the navigation bar.
Also, from what I hear on the server side, the database for the backend of the app has been set up and can store info. We had a meeting about how to sort the XML data to make the quickest download to the phone. Currently, it gets the users location, filters accordingly and generates the right XML for the phone to download and so on. Filtering has more than the location factor, so load time should be minimal.
My job is still investigating core animation and Google maps stuff, its going alright…really need to sit down for a day and figure it out properly though :p
Matts mockup…
Here is a picture of Matts mock-ups to give you some idea of what to expect come the mid semester review, a few things are missing but you should get the gist of it...
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