Walk of Claim - A Meteor Meetup presentation
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The document describes the author's journey in developing a mobile app using Meteor, focusing on the integration of various technologies like Node.js, MongoDB, and Apache Cordova. It outlines the app's functionality, including geo-tagging features and user privacy controls, while also addressing technical challenges encountered during development. The project emphasizes the importance of functional organization, user engagement, and effective coding practices.
Walk of Claim - A Meteor Meetup presentation
- 1. M Y J O U R N E Y O N T H E WA L K O F C L A I M B U I L D I N G A M O B I L E A P P W I T H M E T E O R
- 2. L E T ’ S C R E AT E A G A M E A C T I - E X P O S I T I O N
- 3. WA L K I N G I S A T H I N G I N 2 0 1 5
- 4. WA L K I N G I S A T H I N G I N 2 0 1 5 Keep it engaging! Keep it casual!
- 5. • Meteor • Nodejs • MongoDB • Apache Cordova for running on Android and iOS • Iron:Router • Meteoric aka Ionic • LeafletJS • Turfjs with lots of GeoJSON • OpenStreetMap and Stamen Map Tiles + Special guest appearances by Twitter and Facebook L E T ’ S B U I L D S O M E T H I N G N E W M E E T T H E P L AY E R S
- 6. L E T ’ S H A C K T H I S T O G E T H E R A C T I I - R I S I N G A C T I O N
- 7. P O I N T S , L I N E S T R I N G S , A N D P O LY G O N S G E O J S O N F E A T U R I N G
- 8. – M E , C A . 2 8 4 T I M E S ( T O D AY ) “Where the f#?! did this come from?”
- 9. W R A P P I N G F U N C T I O N A L I T Y I N PA C K A G E S
- 10. O R G A N I Z E A L L T H E T H I N G S • Small functional units • Share methods whenever possible • Use isomorphic packages!!! • Use better naming conventions • Think really hard about return values • Sometimes Session is really useful!
- 11. I T ’ S A L I V E ! A C T I I I - C L I M A X
- 12. D A B B L I N G W I T H C O O R D S C H R O M E L O C A T I O N E M U L A T I O N F O R T H E W I N
- 13. H O W T O P L AY • Waiting for the bus? Walk around! • Going running? Claim some land! • Been there, done that? Discover new places and extend your empire!
- 14. Q U A N T I F I E D C L A I M I N G • Personal stats and Top 10 • Each claim triggers score calculation • Denormalized data (pre-aggregated) • Clicking on metrics opens Top 10
- 15. P R I VA C Y • People don’t like sharing location with social networks • Full control over which data is shared • Deleting the account
- 16. I T ’ S A S TA R , N O T A F E AT U R E J U M P Y G P S A N D WA L K I N G S TA R S
- 17. B U G S , P I T FA L L S , A N D R E J E C T I O N A C T I V - FA L L I N G A C T I O N
- 18. T E C H N I C A L C H A L L E N G E S • Bugs in used libs • Editing inputs on Android (Ionic) • Hot code push on iOS breaks things • Bugs in my code • Linestring to Polygon conversion • Not creating isomorphic packages • Testing • Simulating geolocation • Simulating load
- 19. E N T E R : T H E A P P S T O R E S • A dozen steps to production • Review times for distributing beta versions • Pray the copyright androids work in your favour • Hot code push is great - when it works (e.g. meteor issue #4496)
- 20. C L A I M A L L T H E L A N D S A C T V - R E S O L U T I O N
- 21. Soon on the app stores
- 22. Q U E S T I O N S ? T H E E N D