Hey Jannes,
currently we're (semi-)manually gathering the data. I'll look up the source for our 3.2 mill data point for iOS Apps.
And yes, you're right. We have a challenge to make the data comparable as some marketplaces publicly show download count where others completely hide it or only publish it in ranges.
Great advice! I think thats the main reason I want to use a reliable tool in my process: to be able to get it out of my head without thinking: this is going to be lost ;)
Ok thanks! So if I understand it right you have a daily routine to "sort-and-review" any recent notes and all of them live in a single spreadsheet to be searchable, etc. I like the simplicity!
Yep, good point with the regularity! Still, depending on how the tool is able to match my workflow is quite critical I think. And lots of tools trying to enforce their workflow on me ;-)
Wow,thanks! Sounds quite established! And I really like the "send stuff to your future self" ;-) Currently I use calendar entries for such things but thats not quite ideal.
If I had to give advice to my 17yo self it would be this:
- ditch "gaming" as a hobby. Its a lot of fun but you'll regret most of the time you spent later on. Go create more stuff instead...
- think about the "business side" of software too, not just the technical part. There are more ways to make money than you know / can think of! (I was surrounded with loads of crappy share- and freeware tools where people were still making a living of. I did not realize this and skipped a lot of opportunities.)
- stop "coding" in VisualBasic ;-) try other languages (However, if you just want to quickly get something live, use what you know best already)
- Keep your eyes open for new emerging platforms and technology which pop up every century or so... and get onboard early on to understand the dynamics, play around, try your ideas. You'll have a first mover advantage for ~1-2 years and can get away with almost any not-too-perfect-solution because there is nothing else solving it right now. (Think the Internet, think cheap web hosting, think online gaming, think iPhone / AppStore & Smartphones in general, then Android, then xxx, ...
- Whatever projects you start. Make a commitment to yourself to launch them all. At least a version 0.0.0.1 .. ´. Nothing wrong with a crappy and dead tool or website which is not supported since years - but everything wrong with a private repository and an un-launched 99% ready software/webstie where you spent countless of your life-hours on! Launch everything!
- Oh yes, and just try ALL your crazy ideas too. You have nothing to loose. Just do them!
And yes, you're right. We have a challenge to make the data comparable as some marketplaces publicly show download count where others completely hide it or only publish it in ranges.
+1 for the sort by popularity feature ;)