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iPhone Projects (Abandoned)
Tip 'n Go (originally named Tipster)
Why another tip calculator? Two reasons:
- I believe tipping should be calculated on pre-tax prices as a reward for good service rather than tipping on the cheque total which in Canada can mean you're tipping on upwards of 13% added to the bill for Federal and Provincial taxes.
- Tip 'n Go is actually a learning tool, with complete Xcode sources provided (see below) to help others get started writing iPhone apps. A simple, yet functionally useful example like this can broker complex themes easily and so I'm publishing the source code to help others learn the basics. In truth, I wish I'd found a salient example like this when I first started writing iPhone code, so here's hoping Tip 'n Go helps bootstrap other budding iPhone developers in getting their own apps crafted.
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- Complete Xcode sources:
- Download the complete Xcode project disk image from here. You're free to use the code as you like and run it on the iPhone Simulator, which is provided as part of Apple's Xcode SDK.
- If you want to run the code on an actual physical iPhone or iPod Touch device, you'll need:
- an Intel-based Mac for development
- a Development Distribution Certificate from Apple. This will cost US$99 per year to Apple's development program. Now, maybe a one-time fee for a code-signing certificate was reasonable, but US$99 every year? That's wacked! This is one reason (among many) why I've abandoned iPhone development. Why should I pay Apple C$10.00 every month for the privilege of being able to run my own code on my own iPod? Bool Shat!
While I won't be doing any further iPhone development myself, I'll keep this source code posted here in case others find it useful. As for me, I need a new drug. So, I'm off to check out the
Android environment.
