#104: Michael Simmons (part 1)

Play

We’re joined today by Michael Simmons of Flexibits, maker of Fantastical. Michael talks to us about how he got into Mac and iOS development, the origins of Fantastical, and why Flexibits decided to take on Apple in the calendaring space. He also shares why Fantastical wasn’t available on Apple Watch on day one, the evolution of Fantastical on Mac, and why he’s not a proponent of Universal apps on iOS.

Conference

We’re planning a conference! Release Notes will be held October 21-23, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. If you would like to learn more about our conference on the business of iOS and Mac development, please visit our website at http://releasenotes.tv/conference. Tickets are now on sale, and can be purchased from our website at http://releasenotes.tv/conference.

Mailing List

Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and iOS development than we have time to discuss on the show. If you’d like to receive our monthly newsletter with the best of these links, be sure to sign up for our mailing list at http://releasenotes.tv/mailinglist.

Show Notes & Links

Sponsor

This week’s episode it brought to you by Edovia, maker of Screens. Screens is a beautiful, yet powerful Screen Sharing and VNC client that lets you connect back to your Mac, Windows or Linux PC from the comfort of your living room, the corner coffee shop, or anywhere in the world. And since Screens is available for both OS X and iOS, you can make connections from all of your devices. Use coupon code RELEASENOTES to save 30% off Screens for Mac until May 31st.