BierCalc!

Posted: 2009-01-21

Here’s the project support page: BierCalc and the iTunes store link:

And you all thought I was kidding! After many months spent reading, cursing, taking notes, cursing, programming, cursing, and testing (while cursing), BierCalc was made available on the iTunes App Store the morning of January 16, 2009.

From the first moment back on July 29th last year to when I submitted the app on January 13th was an exercise in control and patience as I slowly learned how to reuse parts of my brain that had atrophied after I left college. After a relatively short development period (less than a week of actual coding), the initial coding was completed and testing had to be done. With a few short surveys for input, the kinks in the program were ironed out and BierCalc was finally ready for submission. (A quick note to all you developers out there: never again will I under-appreciate the time and work you put into the programs I use. Writing programs truly is a test of mental acumen and willpower as I’ve never been so close to throwing my computer out a window as when I was writing BierCalc.)

Since app review horror stories are abundant on the iPhone Developer forums, I really wasn’t expecting all the paperwork and the review process to be done within the span of 5 days so kudos to Apple and the iPhone App review team for helping to make this program a reality. I also want to thank those people who I asked for help. Without your input, this app never would’ve gotten off the ground.

Head on over to the BierCalc support page for more information on the app!