Day 2 of the iPad Challenge: Progress to date, knowing when to stop, and a screen shot

Work has been progressing really well on bodyCal for the iPad, and one of the questions is – when do you stop?

I don’t mean when do you stop developing, testing and polishing the App (that never stops), but when do you physically stop for the day…. you just want to get it finished, and done….

Since starting the ‘iPad Challenge’ around 36 hours ago (post 1 – post 2 – post 3 – post 4 – post 5 and post 6) I have pretty much programmed solidly (except for 7 hour of sleep, posting to the blog, and meal breaks (and of course bathroom breaks)). And, I am pretty amazed at the progress I have made. When I started my aim was develop bodyCal for the iPad over seven days to meet the Apple launch submission deadline of Saturday, March 27, 5pm PDT. The ‘goals’ I set were:

1. Develop the interface
2. Add the body mass index (BMI) calculator code
3. Add the basal metabolic rate (BMR) calculator code
4. Add help pages
5. Add a data summary to the interface
6. Add a graph to track BMI and BMR changes
7. Remember user settings between restarts
8. Add code to plot stored daily/weekly BMI and BMR to the graph
9. Produce an icon for the App
10. Submit to the App Store for Saturday, March 27, 5pm PDT

What shall I do with all the extra space? Answer, add a journal… With bodyCal for the iPad you will be able to track the changes in your body mass index (BMI) and basal metabolic rate (BMR) – great if you are dieting or just trying to watch your weight.

So, where do I stand after 36 hours?

1. Develop the interface – DONE
2. Add the body mass index (BMI) calculator code – DONE
3. Add the basal metabolic rate (BMR) calculator code – DONE
4. Add help pages – DONE
5. Add add a data summary to the interface – DONE
6. Add a graph to track BMI and BMR changes – DONE
7. Remember user settings between restarts – DONE
8. Add code to plot stored daily/weekly BMI and BMR to the graph
9. Produce an icon for the App
10. Submit to the App Store

So, 36 hours and goals 1 through to 7 completed… not bad….

Now, if you haven’t guessed by now bodyCal for the iPad calculates your body mass index (BMI) and basal metabolic rate (BMR). This is exactly the same as our bodyCal for the iPhone (home page – download) with the difference that you can track the changes in your BMI and BMR over time and record them to a graph/journal on the iPad. This is great for people dieting and/or in training where calories required and weight need to be tracked.

Just like bodyCal for the iPhone (home page – download) bodyCal for the iPad can work in metric (kilo; kg), pounds (lb) or imperial (stone and pounds) units of weight (and convert between them), and in feet (ft) and inches (in) or meters for height.