Stromcode

Need an app?

I am now offering my services as a freelance iOS developer. Need an app developed for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? Get in touch with me via Glowdot Productions, Inc. You can hire a guy who's had apps in almost every chart category on the app store, been in the top 50 ...

XNA 4.0 + Farseer Starter Template

As the first step in my new game project The Deadlings, I've put together a little starter project that combines the Farseer 3.1 physics library with the GameStateManagement sample from Microsoft, all built on XNA 4.0. You can download it at thedeadlings.com.

TouchArcade: ‘Rogue Runner’ Exemplifies Why App Store Gaming is Awesome

TouchArcade wrote a wonderful review of our game Rogue Runner today. After 2 months and 5 updates, it's wonderful to see our little game take off.

Rogue Runner for iPhone

Rogue Runner is an episodic endless run game for iPhone and iPod Touch, developed by Rick Strom (aka stromdotcom) for Glowdot Productions, Inc.

Why I’m Developing for iPad

I have been pretty vocal in the past about my issues with the app store, Apple, Apple's development tools, the app market, and so on. Leading up to the release of the iPad, I goofed on it with everyone else, and scoffed at the idea of developing anything for it. ...

mentalBlock for iPad

mentalBlock for iPad is now available in the app store.

Windows Phone 7 Anticipation

I am definitely looking forward to developing for Windows Phone 7. After the absolute humiliation that comes with developing for the iPhone (or, more to the point, passing through Apple's brain dead review process), I almost gave up on mobile development. That's a shame, because it isn't hard to see that ...

Want to do ___? Tough.

One of the reasons entrenched Windows users find switching to the Mac unappealing is that the interface is so different. Different can be better. But in my opinion, after 6 months developing on the Mac, different is definitely NOT better. I consider myself fairly used to the Mac interface and ...

A Handy Guide

Free App Strategies

A couple weeks ago I thoroughly bummed out a lot of iPhone developers with real, hard numbers from the app store. Selling apps is a ridiculous gamble, but free is still on the table. Today I'll talk about some free app strategies, for those who haven't abandoned the app store ...