There's an app for that

Earlier this week, what I have sometimes referred to as my “perpetual side- project” was finally published in the App Store. The app, named KFinder, is designed to support two key activities in a successful anti-coagulant therapy program involving warfarin: consistent intake of Vitamin K and regular blood testing. The app itself isn't unique or revolutionary. In fact, I'm not charging anything for it. I've even open-sourced the code on GitHub.

To be totally honest, I think the reason I went ahead and pushed forward with releasing the app at this point was so I could say I'm not just an “eclectic developer” but a real, published one, at that. I mean, who doesn't want to write a bunch of app code only to have to create a website with a privacy policy, terms of use, etc. to go with it?

I kid. I kid. It's all part of experiencing the full cycle of software development. I wasn't kidding earlier when I used the word perpetual. I started the project back in 2016 to support my own needs and, of course, to learn more about software development for the iOS platform along the way. Over the years, I've written and re-written the app using technologies like Swift with UIKit, RxSwift, React Native and now SwiftUI.

While I've already pushed the first update to Apple for review, I still consider this an MVP. That's Minimum Viable Product for anyone reading that might not be familiar with acronyms we use in the software biz. My mental roadmap includes adding features like test and food tracking with some charts/graphs to go with it. We'll have to see what my upcoming evenings and weekends allow before committing to any sort of timeframes. Hopefully, it doesn't take another 8 years to get there…

At any rate, I'll include a link to download KFinder below. If you happen to get it and find it useful, I'd sincerely appreciate it if you could leave a review on the App Store. Issues, bugs and general feedback can always be posted directly in the GitHub repo.