I have decided to create a blog for the application which will discuss the development of the application and the reasons behind why certain decisions are made when creating the application.
My Bus Edinburgh has been hugely popular since it was released back in May 2010. As of writing this post, 39,439 people have downloaded the application and 24,034 people still have the application installed (figures from the Android Market, it is possible the counts are higher than this). The application has been left 367 reviews, with 263 of those reviews being 5 star reviews.
I am humbled by the success of the application. It initially started out as my university project, but it has now become a project which I enjoy doing and I see a great future ahead for it.
User feedback is important to me and it has influenced how I design the application. The 5 star feedback left in the Android Market and the e-mails of praise make the project worth doing for no financial benefit. My gain is knowing that people find my creation useful.
After the release of My Bus Edinburgh 2.0, I received plenty of e-mails from users. The content of the e-mails ranged from praise to concerns to questions. I endeavour to get back to people as soon as I can but this is not always possible.
This blog will contain development related information, such as details of upcoming changes to the application. It will also explain why things are done the way they are in the application, and user feedback will be responded to here if I feel that the answer will benefit more than just that person.
The blog will change its look while I muck around with the design, so do not be alarmed if you return and it looks totally different.
All feedback is greatly appreciated, so if you have used the application and can spare a minute or two of your time, please leave me some feedback by leaving a review in the Android Market and/or send me an e-mail.
There are many plans for this application in the future, just give it time and the feature requests will slowly appear.
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