7 surprising lessons from writing a book on maternity leave

If you have recently committed to a big project, have a baby on the way and are wondering how you will survive both, this post is for you. I can only imagine how many people will tell you that this is impossible, stupid, or both. Or, “adventurous” if they are being polite. They are right. And that shouldn’t stop you. If you have your heart set on creating something while welcoming new life into your home, go for it. When the opportunity came to partner with Apress for writing “Migrating to Swift from Flash and ActionScript”, I was eight months Read More

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Exploring China’s app markets

After months of coding you release your next big app on Google Play and start promoting it in every app-oriented media. Now is the time to harvest the fruits and monetize all of your development and marketing efforts. Sounds fine but is something missing from the picture? An iOS version maybe…? No. You are a diligent Flex/Flash developer and a version for the iOS App Store is coming along. So what is it? And the answer is: the world’s largest smartphone market: China. Share on: Read More

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