Show HN: My first app – The minimalist distance-based transit alarm

Re:Show HN: My first app – The minimalist distance-based tra... by empressplay on Sunday September 07, 2014 @08:26AM (#8280932)

Don't worry too much about what platform you initially develop your app for -- if you can validate your concept then it shouldn't be hard to find assistance porting it to other platforms.

Too many people get tied up on "what platform should I develop for?" when they could be spending that time getting an MVP up on _something_, validating it and getting the ball moving.

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Re:Show HN: My first app – The minimalist distance-based tra... by miguelrochefort on Sunday September 07, 2014 @01:49PM (#8281834)

I believe he made the right decision in starting with Windows Phone. Not only is it easier to build an app on this platform, but once he validate the idea, he can easily port the app to iOS and Android with Xamarin and share at least 50% of his code with all platforms. The opposite (porting an iOS/Android app to Windows Phone) is much less trivial.

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Re:Show HN: My first app – The minimalist distance-based tra... by Jaberer on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @01:09AM (#8288836)

Lol, I didn't do much thinking into which device to start with I'll take a look into Xamarin, I actually never heard of it before. Thanks for your advice!

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Re:Show HN: My first app – The minimalist distance-based tra... by Jaberer on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @01:07AM (#8288832)

Haha, thanks!

I just happen to own a Windows Phone, and commuted a lot, while in the process, missed quite a few stops due to tiredness and overall school stress.

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