Time Travel: 2014

But this is not the question Lin Hui is thinking about.

Speaking of which, there was a reason why Lin Hui dared to cut off the beard openly.

Lin Hui remembers that the software Shortcut Command is actually an entry in the MHacks 2014 Winter Competition.

In other words, even the original software developer of the shortcut command still exists in this time and space.

But in fact, I probably don’t even have the prototype of the shortcut command software in my mind.

It doesn't matter if there is a prototype.

I will go to Xianyang first to be the king.

As long as it's not something that has been published publicly, it doesn't matter how well you draft it.

However, to be on the safe side, Lin Hui still took the ferry.

Lin Hui found a bunch of workflows related to automation.

No mobile software named "workflow" was found.

This is undoubtedly very favorable news for Lin Hui.

And it involves the development of shortcut command software.

It's actually not too complicated.

The difficulty with this software lies in creativity.

It's not difficult to implement it in programming.

Lin Hui remembered an interview he had seen in his previous life.

The original developer of the Shortcuts software claimed that he and another person created an early sample of the Shortcuts software in two days.

Under this situation, Lin Hui felt that he could master the software in just three days.

To master software, you must first understand the inner workings of the software.

The biggest difference between Workflow and most productivity applications is that.

Its main built-in action is not to cooperate with third-party applications in series.

Instead, tap into iOS built-in features.

It is precisely because this software fully exploits the built-in functions of iOS.

This allows Apple to see a brand new possibility.

This is also an important reason why Apple is interested in this software.

It is precisely because workflow is a software that mainly relies on tapping into the built-in functions of iOS.

This undoubtedly means that Lin Hui basically does not need to create anything new.

In this way, Lin Hui's workload is much smaller.

When users use workflow software.

You can use the action modules provided by the software to form various tools to meet your own needs.

From the perspective of conventional software development, requirements determine design.

As a developer, what Lin Hui has to do is to get the corresponding action module.

It is these action modules that give workflow software users a sense of control that they have never experienced before.

In the workflow, users use action modules (built-in operations) to form various tools.

The process is as easy as building blocks.

In actual operation, it may be simpler than building blocks.

After all, building blocks sometimes requires some creativity.

But when creating command tools in workflow software, there is basically no need to conceive at all.

When the user creates a command tool.

Just having normal thinking ability to deal with things is enough.

For example, let's say a user wants to create a command tool in the workflow software to automatically find the nearest cinema and travel routes.

When the user is specifically created.

There is no need to think about any boring programming languages ​​related to programming.

All the user needs to think about is how he/she usually uses his/her mobile phone to find the nearest movie theater and route of action.

To this question, users can think of the answer with almost no effort.

What they usually have to do when doing this is to find a movie theater, select the nearest movie theater, and display the route to the target movie theater.

Now that the answer has been thought out, all the user needs to do is to add the action modules corresponding to the above steps to the command tool that the user wants to design.

Then the user only needs to save this command tool and can call this tool at any time in the future.

Let’s temporarily name such a command tool “Find the nearest movie theater”.

After the user successfully builds this command tool.

Just click on the tool to execute the command.

You can automatically complete the operations of searching, selecting and displaying routes.

The whole process is basically smooth and very convenient.

Such a process can allow people with no programming skills to experience a sense of accomplishment similar to that gained from programming.

Although it is a little troublesome to perform such an operation in order to find a movie theater.

But after the user saves the corresponding command tool.

This will save a lot of time when encountering the corresponding scenario in the future.

Specific to the application scenario.

It might be even simpler.

Lin Hui can edit some common command tools to form a tool library.

Some of the more common needs of users do not require reinventing the wheel.

Just add tools.

Although the tool library is more convenient and easier than the action module.

But as a developer, Lin Hui still has to develop the corresponding action module.

If you don't have the corresponding action module, just get a tool library.

In this case, the software will lose its greatest feature.

In this case, workflow should not be called workflow.

Instead, it should be called a treasure chest.

In the iOS application market, there is no shortage of such applications.

Developing the corresponding action module is not complicated in principle.

After all, many things come with iOS.

There are very few action modules that really require Lin Hui to build them from scratch.

Even when it comes to actions that need to be built in from scratch.

The same is not a big problem.

Lin Hui had the complete workflow on his mobile phone from his previous life as a reference.

After rebirth, Lin Hui felt that he seemed to have been strengthened in some way.

Coming to the time and space of 2014, Lin Hui was extremely efficient at work.

Extremely high efficiency is mainly manifested by extremely high mental activity.

When it comes to programming scenarios, Lin Hui can easily come up with some extremely clever ideas in actual development that are difficult to think of under normal circumstances.

These ideas are very beneficial to the actual development process.

Developers can often get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition to changes in his mental activity, Lin Hui also feels extremely energetic when working.

But whether this thing is an additional plug-in, Lin Hui can't say yet.

Maybe it's just money.

You know, the workflow software has sold for 30 million US dollars!

Thirty million US dollars, converted into RMB, is close to 200 million yuan of wealth.

Developing a piece of software can earn you 200 million yuan, not to mention making programmers crazy.

Even telling developers clearly that there is a 50% chance of sudden death cannot stop the enthusiasm of some developers.

Maybe it's because of a series of past successes.

Now Lin Hui is extremely confident when developing software compared to his previous life.

And confidence is the pinnacle.

Of course, it may be a combination of these factors.

But what exactly caused this improvement in efficiency, Lin Hui had no time to delve into.

As long as the results shown are beneficial, it's a good thing.

With the dual buffs of flexible thinking and abundant physical strength.

Lin Hui's development efficiency is directly MAX.

When reproducing the workflow software, Lin Hui's focus was not entirely on the functional design of the software.

Instead, it mainly focuses on UI design.