YOW! 2011: Kevin O'Neill - Mobile App Development, PlayUp, Objective-C, Windows Phone

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Kevin ONeill is the technologist at large for the social sports network http://www.playup.com" target="_blank PlayUp where hes working to build the ultimate social network for live sport on mobile devices. Kevins fingerprints can also be found on the mobile products from Lonely Planet to http://realestate.com.au/" target="_blank realestate.com.au . As a speaker Kevin regularly shares his thoughts on technology, delivery processes, user interaction and creating great product teams.

Kevins a big fan of Objective-C. We talk about this, of course. Not sure we can agree on the "beauty" of ObjC, but who cares... Kevin and team are kickin butt and takin names using the technology and building powerful tooling around it to support their in-house mobile development efforts. Kevins the first ObjC developer Ive interviewed, so we spend some time geeking out on it.

It turns out that Kevin is a big fan of Windows Phone and looks forward to bringing PlayUps mobile apps to Microsofts new mobile platform - one which guarantees a consistent experience for both developers and consumers across varied WP7 devices. This is one of Windows Phones best features for developers and consumers who use apps: a platform that guarantees consistent user experiences across several different WP devices. This consistency is great for developers and app users alike. I look forward to seeing PlayUp on WP7!

Thanks for joining us on C9, Kevin! Keep pushing the mobile app envelope, playing guitar and howling at the moon.

http://yowaustralia.com.au/YOW2011/general/details.html?speakerId=2501" target="_blank Kevins YOW! speaker page
The http://yowaustralia.com.au/YOW2011/general/about.html" target="_blank YOW! Developer Conference offers outstanding opportunities to learn more about the latest practices, technologies, and methodologies for building innovative software solutions as well as the chance to meet and network with international software experts and other talented developers in Australia. Thanks to Dave Thomas and the events excellent staff - Mary Catherine (MC), Lisa, Aino, Melissa , and others - for inviting me to this excellent pure developer event and thanks to all of the speakers for letting me take some of their time to record conversations for Channel 9. If you live in Australia, or arent too far away, or just like to travel (who doesnt?), then you need to go to this yearly event. Its outstanding. There are many great developers down under. Thats for sure. The speakers are exceptional—Dave and team set a high bar!

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