Blogs - Every-dev-has-a-story


Nihal Advani, Founder & CEO of Georama [MP4] [0:02:35] [2014/10/18]
Nihal is the Founder and CEO of Georama. They built an app for the Windows Store that helps you discover vacation ideas based on who is going, when you want to travel, your interests and more. Listen…


Zack Bowling, Creator of "Bass Tuner" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:03:22] [2014/10/18]
Zack created Bass Tuner, an app for the Windows Phone platform that helps users tune their bass. Listen to his story here as well as check out his other apps (like Guitar tuner) in the Windows store.…


Sam Wronski, Creator of "Conqueror" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:26] [2014/10/18]
Sam's been developing on the Windows mobile platform for the past four years. He recently created "Conqueror" an app for Conquer Club users, (an online risk game) that allows users to make…


Imran Shafiq, Founder of Dangling Concepts[MP4] [0:02:00] [2014/10/15]
Imran is the founder of Dangling Concepts and currently has six games in the Windows Store. Listen to his dev story here as he describes how he uses a bevy of developer tools like Visual Studio,…


Drew Lane, Creator of LifeTimer for the Windows Store[MP4] [0:00:58] [2014/10/15]
Drew created "LifeTimer" a life expectancy calculator app for the Windows Store. If you're curious and want an estimate for how long you may have left to live, download the app here and get…


Aaron Karp, Creator of Spearhead for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:01:55] [2014/10/15]
Aaron created "Spearhead" an app for Windows Phone. Listen to his story here as he describes his love for games and how he created his first game – Spearhead – a classic 16 bit shooter style…


Dr. Rob Rhodes, Founder of InjuReplay[MP4] [0:01:05] [2014/10/15]
Dr. Rob Rhodes is the founder of InjuReplay and helped create the “Interactive Athlete” app for the Windows Store. Listen to his dev story as he describes how he created his app with the help of the…


Dmitriy Shtern, Creator of Sharing Manager for OneDrive[MP4] [0:02:06] [2014/10/03]
Dmitriy is the creator of "Sharing Manager for OneDrive" an app that gives you control of what you've shared and what has been shared with you via OneDrive. Listen to how he launched this…


The team behind the "SwipeSpeare" app for the Windows store [MP4] [0:02:09] [2014/10/03]
Kevin and his team at Golgotha Press decided to create an innovative way to translate Shakespeare into plain and simple English...with the swipe of a finger! Tune in and learn how…


Dan Tan, Creator of "What's The" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:13] [2014/10/03]
Dan is the creator of "What's the" a Cortana app for Windows Phone that tells the date and time. Listen to the inspiration for his app here. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @…


Larry Molocznik, Creator of the "I am Doing OK" app for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:01:55] [2014/09/24]
Larry is the creator of the "I am Doing OK" app for Windows Phone which proactively monitors your well being by sending push notifications to your phone during selected hours of the day. …


Mark Rizzo, Creator of "VoiceWake" a Cortana companion app for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:11] [2014/09/23]
Mark is the creator of "VoiceWake," a Cortana companion app that allows you to wake up, shutdown, restart, sleep and hibernate your PC using Cortana's voice recognition software. Listen in…


Sean Ong, Creator of "Random Ruby" for the Windows Store[MP4] [0:02:21] [2014/09/23]
Sean is the the creator of “Random Ruby” for the Windows Store. Listen to this lively tale of how this popular app came to the Windows Store. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @…


Ben Leimberger, Creator of "Conform" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:21] [2014/09/03]
Ben is a student and creator of "Conform" for Windows Phone. Watch his dev story here as he walks us through his developer journey and learn how he developed his first app for Windows Phone…


Kristian Jaeger, Creator of "Bust a Brick" for the Windows Store[MP4] [0:02:27] [2014/09/03]
Kristian is a part time app developer and the creator of such apps like "Bust a Brick" for the Windows Store. Listen to how Kristian built his apps with the help of Visual Studio and other…


David Kelley, creator of "Spell" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:49] [2014/09/03]
David loves to write code. After a long busy day at the office he likes to kick back and relax at home by opening up Visual Studio and writing apps for Windows. His latest creation, Spell , is an…


Gonzalo Figueroa, Creator of "Disarm the Nuke" for Windows [MP4] [0:01:33] [2014/09/03]
Gonzalo is the founder of CNG Studios and the creator of numerous games for the Windows Platform, such as "Disarm the Nuke" for both the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store. Listen in as…


Terrence Wright, Creator of the "EZ Messenger" app for Windows[MP4] [0:02:05] [2014/09/03]
Terrence is a freelance developer and created the EZ Messenger app for Windows. Listen to his dev story as he shares with us what his app does as well as how with the help of the Microsoft BizSpark…


Mark Rowe, CEO of A Line of Code and Creator of "Augmented Living"[MP4] [0:02:14] [2014/08/27]
Mark is the CEO and lead developer for A Line of Code and helped create the Augmented Living app. Listen to his dev story on how with the help of Microsoft BizSpark, he we was able to get his small…


Kurt Young, Founder of Mokuni Games [MP4] [0:02:01] [2014/08/13]
Kurt is the founder and creative director of Mokuni Games, an indie game developer studio based in New York. Listen to their dev story as he describes their company philosophy as well as their fist…


Jason Carter, Serial App Developer for the Windows Platform[MP4] [0:02:15] [2014/08/13]
Jason is a Software Developer for the Windows Platform and creator of numerous apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Listen to his amazing dev story and learn how he uses Microsoft Azure, Visual…


TJ Taplin, Founder of TappyNet and Creator of "My Pinay News" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:04:01] [2014/08/13]
TJ is the founder of TappyNet and the creator of My Pinay News for Windows Phone an app that aggregates news and information from the Philippines. Listen to his inspiring dev story here. Follow the…


Pedro Santos, Creator of "Fast Files and Folders" for Windows 8[MP4] [0:01:18] [2014/08/13]
Pedro is the creator of Fast Files and Folders, a file manager for Windows 8 that can help you manage files and folders, create and extract archives, watch movies, view pictures and listen to music.…


Sam Tannen, Founder of Saturday Buffet and Creator of the "Corky Portwine" series of apps[MP4] [0:01:28] [2014/08/13]
Sam is the owner and founder of Saturday Buffet, a Microsoft BizSpark startup, and the creator of the "Corky Portwine" line of apps and books for children. Listen to his amazing dev story…


Don Vickers, Creator of "RowExcel" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:03:04] [2014/08/12]
Don and his team at Excellent Systems, Inc. have created numerous apps to support the sport of rowing. Check out his dev story here as he describes their experience building their apps using Visual…


Larry Bank, Founder of BitBank Software and Creator of "Fast Image Viewer" for Windows 8[MP4] [0:02:10] [2014/08/12]
Larry is the owner of BitBank Software. Listen to his dev story as he describes how he created his app, "Fast Image Viewer" using Visual Studio, which allows you to view a wide range of…


Nick Madonna, Founder of PHL Collective [MP4] [0:01:56] [2014/07/16]
Nick is the founder of PHL Collective, an indie game studio out of Philadelphia, PA. Nick's company builds games for both PC and mobile devices such as Knight Strike for Windows Phone, Noodle Arm…


Laura Gagliano, Creator of "Sheep in Space" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:01:40] [2014/07/16]
Laura is the creator of "Sheep in Space" for Windows Phone. Listen to her dev story as she describes how she built her app using GameMaker: Studio and describes some valuable lessons…


Ryan Winter, Developer & Creator of "GymBuilder Pro" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:11] [2014/07/16]
Ryan is the creator of "GymBuilder Pro" for Windows Phone. Listen to his dev story as he describes which tools he used to create his app. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @…


Ben Stafford, Director of Technology | ChoreMonster[MP4] [0:00:45] [2014/07/01]
Ben is the Director of Technology at "ChoreMonster" and recently published their app to the Windows Store. In his dev story he shares with us their experience developing apps on the Windows…


Jared Poole, Developer and Creator of "Pass a PFT" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:08] [2014/07/01]
Jared is a student, developer and aspiring candidate for the U.S. Air Force. He recently published the "Pass a PFT (Physical Fitness Test)" app for Windows Phone with the help of Windows…


Alexandra Bell, Developer | Fox IT Dimensions[MP4] [0:01:43] [2014/07/01]
Alexandra is a developer and helped create several apps while interning at Fox IT Dimensions. Listen to her dev story here as she describes the inspiration behind the "German Alphabet" app…


Eric Marsi, Developer & Creator of "Copley Trap Range" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:05] [2014/07/01]
Eric is the creator of the “Copley Trap Range” app for Windows Phone. Listen to his story here as he describes his process for creating his app as well as his experience using the Windows App…


BYU8 App Dev Team[MP4] [0:02:09] [2014/07/01]
Meet the team behind the BYU8 app for Windows 8. Listen to their story as they share with us their inspiration for developing their app as well as what tools they used and their experience developing…


Washington Helps, Developer & Creator of "Full Length Movies" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:00:46] [2014/07/01]
Washington is a Software Engineer and the creator of "Full Length Movies" for Windows Phone. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast via…


Govindaraj Kathirvel, Developer & Creator of "Tamil TV" [MP4] [0:01:35] [2014/07/01]
Govin is the creator Tamil.TV, an app he created for the Windows platform. He recently discovered the power of Windows App Studio, and describes his experience publishing his app to the Windows Store.…


Jason Brock, Developer & Creator of "Cool Pics" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:01:05] [2014/07/01]
Jason is a Sr.NET Developer in Tampa Bay, Florida and created his app for Windows Phone, "Cool Pics" in his spare time. He also helps run the Tampa Bay Games for Windows Developer Guild.…


Tyler McFarland, Developer & Creator of "Story Crossroads: Knight's Passage"[MP4] [0:01:31] [2014/07/01]
Tyler is the founder of MOONSHOT technologies and creator of “Story Crossroads: Knight Passage” a choose your own adventure app for Windows 8. Listen to his dev-inspiration here as he describes why he…


Roger Peters, Developer & Creator of "Word Search Little Books"[MP4] [0:01:20] [2014/07/01]
Roger is the founder of SmartyPantsCoding and creator of Word Search Little Books. Listen in on his dev story as he describes life as an independent mobile developer as well as how he creates cross…


Tony Ward, Developer & Creator of #PassSafe for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:05] [2014/07/01]
Tony is a recent college grad and now creator of #PassSafe, a simple password manager app for Windows Phone. Listen to how he got started created Windows Phone apps. Follow the conversation @msdev…


Christopher Mitchell, Developer and Creator of "Motion Tool" [MP4] [0:00:45] [2014/07/01]
Christopher created Motion Tool, an app for Windows that helps solve physics equations dealing with motion. Listen to his story here. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @…


Sourabh Sapre, Developer | Dimensions Lab[MP4] [0:01:46] [2014/07/01]
Sourabh is a developer for Dimensions Lab and helped created “Behind Me” a fun location based app for Windows Phone. Listen to his story as describes his inspiration for creating this app as well as…


Ashish Kumar, Developer & Creator of "Audible Compass" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:00:49] [2014/07/01]
Ashish is the creator of “Audible Compass” for Windows Phone, an app that gives verbal directions such as North, South East and orientation to visually impaired users. Listen to Ashish’s inspirational…


Aytekin & Betul Ozdemir Creators of "Makeup Master" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:01:48] [2014/07/01]
Aytekin & Betul are the co-founders of Makeup Master, an app for Windows Phone that is the go-to resource for all things beauty, makeup and style related. Listen to their story as they share with…


Jonathan Aghachi, Developer & Creator of "CANiPark"[MP4] [0:00:56] [2014/07/01]
Jonathan is the creator of CANiPark, an app for Windows that allows users to find street side parking information for anytime of the week. Learn how he uses Windows Phone and Microsoft Azure to help…


Leo Caro, Developer | Caro Apps[MP4] [0:00:43] [2014/07/01]
Leo only recently started developing apps for the Windows platform. Listen to his developer journey here. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MSFTDev Subscribe to our podcast…


Cameron Stair, Developer & Creator of "Sudoku Mix" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:02:25] [2014/07/01]
Cameron is a huge fan of Sudoku and decided to create his own Sudoku Mix app for Windows Phone. Listen in as he describes how he was able to teach himself how to develop for the Windows platform by…


Gilles de Bordeaux, Developer & Creator of "Kaleidoscope" for Windows Phone[MP4] [0:03:21] [2014/07/01]
Gilles created Kaleidoscope for Windows Phone, an app that allows you to see the world around you through a virtual kaleidoscope. Listen to his story here as he describes his developer journey from…


Ian Maffett, Developer | Reggie Math[MP4] [0:01:13] [2014/07/01]
Ian is the developer and creator of Reggie Math, a practical math app for kids in grades K through 5. Listen in as he tells us his inspiration as well as how he’s using Microsoft tools to accomplish…


Gordon Zheng, Developer Evangelist | Dwolla [MP4] [0:01:40] [2014/07/01]
Gordon is a Developer Evangelist at Dwolla. Listen in as he walks us through their app they created for Windows and learn how developers can start building Dwolla into their projects now. What is…


Dean Severson, Developer & Creator of the "Elder Care Advocacy Search Tool" App for Windows 8[MP4] [0:02:24] [2014/06/14]
Dean is a developer and has been creating apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. His latest creation is the “Elder Care Advocacy Search Tool.” Listen in as he describes his experience working with…


Ryan Mack, Founder | Paramain Apps[MP4] [0:01:24] [2014/06/14]
Ryan is a college student and founder of Paramain Apps. Listen in as he describes his journey in developing apps for the Windows Store. Follow the conversation @msdev Become a Fan @…


Darrion DeMelo, Developer | BitCore Studios[MP4] [0:01:59] [2014/06/14]
Darrion is a developer and founder of BitCore Studios, a game studio where he has created several apps for Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox. He recently created Food Item Tracker for the Windows…


Patrick Goode, Developer | Systems Guild [MP4] [0:01:04] [2014/06/14]
Patrick is a developer at Systems Guild and creator of Multi-Ball Maze, an app for Windows Phone. Listen in as Patrick walks us through how and why he built the app as well as his experience building…


Adam Blecker, Executive VP & Co-Founder | Seniors in Place[MP4] [0:06:55] [2014/05/03]
Adam is a developer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Seniors In Place, a company that offers senior citizens managed care. During Hurricane Sandy his business’ infrastructure was severely impacted and…