iPhone development environment stirs up creativity - that's a good thing

SFGate: "The popular iPhone has inspired a wave of creativity among software developers, many of whom have aspirations of making a quick buck from the popular iPhone, 17 million units of which have been sold. But the device is also luring non-programmers, people like Bernsen who had never considered software development until now...Not everyone is bothering to learn programming. There's a growing contingent of "idea" people who are trying to get their iPhone concepts made. Freelance sites like Elance are stocked with job offers by entrepreneurs and dreamers hoping to put an app together."

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Permalink Reply by Walt Sellers on April 27, 2009 at 6:21pm
Well, lets get real. It has caused a lot of excitement, but not necessarily a lot of creativity. There are a LOT of copy-cat applications out there.

The gold-rush-style excitement is probably epitomized by the big iPhone application winner of the last Christmas season: iFart. It made a huge amount of money in a short time and now everyone is out to get some.

The good side however, is that it is creating some jobs for developers. And it will be easier to get the green light for products that actually are innovative and creative.

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