How do you balance innovation and consistency in your mobile app development process?

"Prioritize the golden 20% of features that create 80% of impact; by doing so, you'll craft an app experience that resonates with users and stands out in the market."

Equilibrar inovação e consistência no desenvolvimento de aplicativos móveis envolve adotar novas tecnologias e funcionalidades que melhoram a experiência do usuário, mantendo padrões de design e boas práticas de desenvolvimento, como testes rigorosos e código modular, para garantir estabilidade e familiaridade no uso.

When designing interfaces, an important consideration is to shorten the distance and time between the user and their most common actions in their given state. If 80%+ users go to a certain screen after they log in without doing anything else, automatically displaying that screen right after login will enhance the experience. One option of order of importance is shorter distance > quick to get there > easy to figure out on your own. Familiar/consistent interface will change importance over time. With thevinteoduction of a new interface, it is most important (people hate change), but as time goes on, they familiarize themselves with the interface and the other co siderations become more important.

Seguir diretrizes e padrões de design, como as recomendações do Material Design para Android e Human Interface Guidelines para iOS, garante uma interface consistente, intuitiva e alinhada com as expectativas dos usuários, além de facilitar a usabilidade e acessibilidade.

Remember like most things in our field, Agile is a tool and should be used carefully. If you find your process is actively working against you don't be afraid to raise this with your team to see what can change. For example, if you work in a team where requirements and scope regularly change, you may benefit from moving towards a Kanban style of Agile.

Usar métodos ágeis e iterativos, como Scrum ou Kanban, permite desenvolver aplicativos de forma flexível e adaptável, com ciclos curtos de desenvolvimento, entregas frequentes, e feedback contínuo para melhorar o produto a cada iteração.

Implementar ferramentas de controle de versão como Git e plataformas como GitHub ou GitLab ajuda a gerenciar mudanças de código, enquanto frameworks de teste como JUnit, XCTest, e Firebase Test Lab garantem a qualidade e a estabilidade do aplicativo por meio de testes automatizados e contínuos.

Behind every great app is a team working together and sharing what they know. With every commit, pull request and review you contribute you are also sharing your own knowledge as well as learning from others. Don't forget the mobile community is also vibrant, with meetups happening regularly across the globe for people to continue to meet, make new friends and also share ideas.

It might be seen as a time-consuming process at the beginning but having a good Design System from the start will help bring consistency to the app development process and helps add innovative solutions iteratively.