A high school student, indie app developer's website
TL;DR: Do not ever do that (or whatever that’s equivalent), unless you’re willing to face potentially serious consequences like I did. Or at least, make sure you know what you’re doing.
Sit back, and relax. It’s going to be a long read.
If you’ve seen the large number of jokes about programming online, you would know that pushing an update on a Friday, or any day before taking a few days off for that matter, is highly risky. You’re making the bold assumption that your software will function just fine as soon as it’s onto your user’s hands. If one’s lucky, users would never notice anything has changed, aside from any possible UI changes said software may have. However, we are humans, and humans make mistakes. We aren’t perfect robots being able to code a perfect piece of software every single time… well at least at the time of writing, robots can’t write software yet. Bugs will slip by, regardless of how much QA and testing you’ve done with software. If it’s a serious issue, congrats! Anger is what users go by, contacting support, writing reviews till you can’t leave your chair.
Well, as both a high school student and an indie app developer, this still applies, but in a different way. Continue reading “Pushing to Production on a Friday”
Battery Monitor – Most Accurate On The App Store
Price: Free
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.2
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.2 stars)
Most Downloaded in: USA (est.)
Programmed using: Swift
Screenshots:
Farkle
Price: Free
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.0
Apple Watch: Supported
Description:
Farkle is a simple dice game. It is now playable on your phone and even your smartwatch!
Calculator Plus – Standard & Scientific Calculator
Price: Free
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.0
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.5 stars)
Programmed in: Swift
Most Downloaded in: USA (est.)
Screenshots:
Merge conflicts can be confusing, especially to those who are new with Git. You are likely to experience a merge conflict when more than one person is working on the same repository. In this post, we’re going to explore on some basic merge conflict resolution.
Continue reading “Fixing merge conflicts in Git”
Walkie Talkie (peer-to-peer) – No Internet Required
Price: USD 0.99
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.1.2
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars)
Programmed in: Swift
Most Downloaded in: USA
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Digital Scale+ – 3D Touch Weight Scale for iPhone
Tap “Use Online” to try the web app immediately.
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.0.2
Requirements: 3D Touch, iOS 12+
Open sourced on GitHub | GitLab
This app ONLY supports:
– iPhone 6S (regular & Plus)
– iPhone 7 (regular & Plus)
– iPhone 8 (regular & Plus)
– iPhone X
– iPhone XS (regular & Max)
*The iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone 6 and older, iPhone SE, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 and later, are NOT supported, as they do not have 3D Touch.
Description:
Digital Scale+ is a working, functional weight scale utilising the 3D Touch capability on iPhone to measure weight. Just open the app in Safari using your iPhone with 3D Touch (iPhone 6S/7/8/X/XS ONLY) and start measuring! Note that the item you weighed must be detected by the touch screen, just like a finger, in order to register a weight.
This 3D touch scale can measure to a max accuracy of ±10g, so hope you enjoy! Read below for more info and instructions.
Air Hockey – Simple & Unique Classic Arcade Game
Price: Free
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.0
Programmed using: Swift + SpriteKit
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EZ Ruler – Point, Tap, Measure. Simple.
Price: Free
Developer: Wern Jie
Version: 1.0 (Sep 19)
Programmed using: Swift + ARKit
Requirements: iOS 11 or later, iOS device with A9 chip or later.
Video Demo (Prototype 0.1):
Description:
Point, tap, measure. It’s that simple. Literally. No calibration needed.
The new way to measure. Just take your phone out, launch the app, point at the object, press & hold the volume button, point at the end point, release the volume button and boom! You got the measurement! Easy huh?
Don’t believe me? This technology is so amazingly accurate at 98% accuracy, it blows your mind, like literally.
YOU NEED to download the app to see it for your self. That’s why it’s free!
Info:
Accuracy = 98%. Inaccuracies only occur from user error on placing measurement points.
WZP for iPad
Available for a Limited Time
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.0.5
AutoLike Tool – Helps you LIKE EVERYTHING
Facebook
Instagram
WARNING: DANGEROUS
Developer: Wern Jie
Programmed in: JavaScript
Description:
This tool allows you to automatically like every post on Facebook & Instagram while it automatically scrolls down your Feed. Continue reading “AutoLike Tool”
Yay! Since this website is using HTTPS, all communication with this website is now encrypted. You can now browse this website safely. When a website is using HTTPS, it means that the connection between your device and that site is private and encrypted, therefore people around you (e.g., those on the same WiFi network, or if you are using an unprotected WiFi network) won’t be able to easily intercept and tamper with what you do on the site.
Hence, your email and user data, if submitted via feedback forms or comment sections on this site, cannot be intercepted by anybody. They might notice that you’re browsing “wernjie.com”, but other than that, they cannot read the traffic between your computer and this site, and thus they will not be able to seize your user data or determine which post are you reading here.
Furthermore, you won’t get that annoying “Not Secure” notification on the url/search bar any longer while visiting this website, which is displayed on most major browsers when going to an http-only site.
Note that if you are on a compromised WiFi network, security benefits of HTTPS may not help.
Reflex – A game to play when bored
Price: Free
Developer: Wern Jie
Latest Version: 1.0
Rating: No info yet
Programmed in: Swift, SpriteKit
Apple Watch: Supported
Description:
By the way, please do not download this app. It’s boring. LOL.
A simple game to test your reflexes when you’re bored. Tap any new object that appears to catch it. Then drag the objects or tilt your device to move those stuff that you caught around the screen. And slowly watch them pile up and vanish for no reason, while you should be doing something more productive*. Continue reading “Reflex Game”
