Rukus Flashchords

Wow. I think this next big step is what completes the app. Anything after this will over complicate things. But my last steps are this:  Playlist - a community playlist of chords in the order of songs that you can practice and play.  + you don't need to manually enter something if you can find it + lots of people contributing  Custom - hear the chords before they flash. An option to save decks in an advanced version of the screen + allows personalization at a basic level The only thing is that people will probably prefer the custom saved chords over the community chords, but whatever. The playlist community was really just a workaround for this custom screen thing that I'm just gonna try and ship.  Kind of like when I had just started, with the Styles button. It was a workaround for Playlist, building custom chord decks. But I ended up keeping the feature anyway because it's fun to try.  It's funny how simple my guitar apps look compared to what's coming. This n...

After numerous people suggesting that hearing the chords would make the app more helpful, I am going to explore it. I have a few people interested to record the individual audio files, which is sort of shocking considering I don't have any money to give them.  I keep saying to myself "this next feature is going to be the one that makes the app big". Well, I think this one is. I can't imagine what more I could offer after this within my abilities. I thought it would be cool for the song lyrics to show up on the chords as they flash, but I don't see that working out.  I could build a whole other app for left handed players as well, but that is... a lot of time. Yeah, even thinking of it is like holy shit.  But if this becomes my job, or helps me find a job, or I start to miss app building after a short break... then yeah I could definitely see that happening.  Wish me luck, void   

 Alright. Whelp. The update is done. Songs can be saved now. I have to count the days individually and hope that google approves it after 2 weeks and hope my testers actually do the thing. Ughq;eufhjnlfjqwe fiwknf;modwukfnjqvmlierf   as nice as it feels to be doing this app and to feel like I have some sort of direction, not making any money for doing all of this work, hearing back from any recruiters about other types of jobs... one thing at a time I guess. I've been working at this every night for weeks, when she naps, when she sleeps.. it's the only time I get to myself. Now that I'm just done with this update I've got all of this nervous energy built up. I need to rest.

 Ok y'all I'm really gonna send it. Firebase. Cloudinary. I was hesitant because I don't know these programs and I don't want to get defaulted into a subscription, but I figure even if I get that many users to justify it, then it's worth a shot. I am holding back on the design updates. I just want everything to send at the same time. All the designs looking the same on all the apps. All the features looping/acting the same. I just want to plop it all out there instead of trickling updates and progress... so yeah things are bound to look messy for the next couple of weeks but I am tinkering away on the back end as much as I can for that final send.  I... am... eexcitttteeeddd!!!! This is so cool! I don't expect it to take off right away, but just to have a new direction to go into with the app. Even though it's unknown waters, it's something new and I'm eager to give this a shot. I really feel good about all of this. It's all been a momsical whim ...

 Wow this blog looks like shit I mean, I'm not entirely stoked with everything I have out there right now... and to call myself a designer right? Haha. I enjoy more of the back end design than the front end. I like building the system, not decorating it. I think I've said that somewhere before.  This is the first time I've really had a fire up my ass to finish everything off in a long time. I have 3 main things to be completed and then I think this app is really done. Adding anything else to it will go against the point - making it simple and effective. And for that to ring true, I need to keep that in mind when implementing these things as well. As above so below. SO it might look a little funny, but once you know how to use it, you'll be like "ahhhhh ok".. Sigh. I really gave it a shot trying to code stuff alone today. It is not easy. I think I've effectively coded alone once. All this time I've been piggy backing off AI and live support. It sort of ...

Hey folks! All of the apps have been redesigned, but I haven't published the updates yet. The biggest hurdles have been jumped over at this point, and I'm feeling positively that I am nearing completion of the app. It's taken me about a year to feel certain of it, but here are the steps to the finish line: - Fix the metronome. How? Instead of being built into the app ( how it currently is ), the app will play a link to the BPM selected by the user and it'll be looped. - Update the custom button to have a "play in order" and "shuffle" button on the screen so the user can make a simple list. - Playlists button will be where you can build and SAVE songs. No account creation required. Just pop a song into the data base, search the data base for songs.  - Create alert windows the user can do the know "Do not show again" option to give a small tutorial on the screens of how things work The last point I'm excited but also nervous about. Kind o...

My girl is on the cusp of toddlerhood. Finding time to iterate and update is a challenge, but I've adopted the mentality that I don't need to sit down for 2 hours to have a productive session. I'm doing things in pieces. 20 minutes here, half a bullet point there. I keep reminding myself that the most difficult part has passed, but I still feel like I'm in the thick of it.  I've found more joy in working on the app when I don't feel pressured to do everything in one go, especially when my daughter has a 6th sense for when I am about to sit down and do something. But! That's ok too.  The nights have been difficult. She still wakes up periodically, and it makes me grumpy in the mornings. And sometimes at night. "Enjoy this" wears off when I feel my eyes burning. It's mostly the anxiety that makes me feel that way, anxiety for how tired I am and how it will persist... but the days usually lighten up after I've had some caffeine and time. Baby ...