The L.A.B. Report — Oct 2017

Learn 5 new things every month.

London is starting to get pretty cold this month. So I’m heading out to South Africa for a little bit of sun and give a talk on the sharing economy and the role of apps. Super excited and looking forwards to some great wine and great people!

Let me know on Twitter @yu_angela if you have any tips on Cape Town and surrounds!

Programming

How to Think Like a Programmer

Becoming a great programmer is all about solving problems step-by-step. How would you break down the problem of putting an elephant into a fridge? Even though the example in the article is about JavaScript, it easily applies to any programming language or task.

Design

UI Design Tips for iPhone X

The iPhone X is dropping in less than two weeks. Whether if you’re getting one or not, it’ll still be a good idea to learn about how to design for this new screen.

Startup

How to Create a Successful App: The Art of Finding a Problem Worth Solving

In a great market — a market with lots of real potential customers — the market pulls product out of the startup.

The market…will always be fulfilled…by the first viable product that comes along. The product doesn’t need to be exceptionally great; it just has to basically work. And, the market doesn’t care how good the team is, as long as the team can produce that viable product.

In essence, big problem + big market = successful app.

Cool New Tool to Try

The Fastest Way to Make Interactive Images

A new tool I came across that helps you create interactive images.

Student App of the Month

Versus on the App Store

Our student Stuart Marshall created the versus app, a beautiful and flexible score keeping app. Check it out for some motivation! If you want to be in with a chance of getting featured next month, submit the App Store link of your app to robots[at]londonappbrewery[dot]com with the subject of “I Made an App”.