Thomas Ricouard
iOS/Mac and Web developer
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Bio
I'm an applications developer with an eye for originality a flair for translating concepts to innovative results
Originally only a web developer (html, php, mysql...) now, I also write applications in objective-C, I can make iOS and Mac OS X Apps! I love giving birth to your UI mock-up by coding them in Cocoa. I'm always searching new concept and idea! I'm currently a student but I am also working as an intern at Sage and on other side projects/Applications, you can gather more details in my portfolio.
Since a while Kevin Milden and I are working on Raven (now named Robin) (we co-founded it), the next generation browser. We believe that browsers as they are now need a refresh, so we took the risk to bring to you something totally new. Something that is at the end, more than a browser. You can find more information here. We still at an early stage, but our plans for the future of Raven are amazing!
Raven was featured on a lot of websites, we've got extremely good feedbacks: Hacker News | The Next Web | Lifehacker | Cloud Watching | MSNBC | Technoflames | Mac.AppStorm | Digital Trends | Shiny Shiny | WebBeat.tv | My interview for MacGeneration | The Next Web part 2 | Cult Of Mac and many more...
You can find me here
Bonus
You can download my CV to have more information about my skills and interests. (Only in French for now)
Bonus: Download My CV
Skills
Compiled Languages
Objective-C/C/C++, JAVA
Design patterns, algorithm optimization, compilation, code analysis
Web Languages
HTML/XHTML, CSS, MySQL, PHP
Library & Framework
Cocoa (Appkit/UIkit), Qt, JQuery...
CMS
Wordpress, Liferay, Drupal, Joomla
Languages I'll learn (My wish list)
RAILS
Other
Complete coverage of iOS & Mac application creation, from 0 to the submission to the Apple App Store
Strongly passionate about pixel perfect and beautiful user interface
User experience must be the center of gravity of the application
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iOS Applications
MySeeen for iPhone
MySeeen is not yet released, you can get more information here The application is all about Watching, sharing and liking movies. The application idea and design is from Julien Poirier. I have left the project. More soon...
Social questions for iOS
I released an iPhone/iPad application called Social Questions, the app warp the mobile website of Quora and display it in a fast and lite application. The applications also add cool features like bookmarks and local notifications. It was featured on Techcrunch ! and some other sites.
Redpin for iOS
Redpin is a school project, the application is a client for an homemade REST server, it have the same functionalities as the website. Redpin for iOS is a craiglist like application which conform to the Apple iOS UI guideline. It offer rich features packaged in a clean interface.
iManager
I have an application in the App Store called iManager (Manage your domain/server hosted at OVH with your iPhone/iPad), made in collaboration with Virtual-info
Mac OS X Applications
Raven/Robin for Mac
Raven (now named Robin) is a browser (at the moment only for Mac OS X)with some neat features, we made something called "site-specific browsing". The Smart Bar provides a whole new level of multitasking within a single window. Combined with our Web App Shop, customers will be able to discover and download web apps within a single click. Our goal is to make the web fun by packaging it in a friendly way consumers will enjoy.
We're still at early beta!
Featured on: Hacker News | The Next Web | Lifehacker | Cloud Watching | MSNBC | Technoflames | Mac.AppStorm | Digital Trends | Shiny Shiny | WebBeat.tv| My interview for MacGeneration | The Next Web part 2 | Cult Of Mac
Social questions for Mac
Social Questions (Same name as the Quora client on iOS) is also available on the Mac App Store. You can find it here. It is a very simple client (due to the limited Quora API),
it will show an icon with a menu in your Mac status bar and display quick shortcuts alongside with live notifications (support growl!).
GitHub / Sources
DMRESTRequest
Recently I have shared one of my most used classes across a good number of my own projects. It is called DMRESTRequest. It is a simple and little set of classes which allow you to make REST Request to any server and receive the JSON response trought delegate or block. Nothing fancy here, just a < utility that you can enhance to make it fit your projects.
More, bigger sources soon.
Websites
iPodTutoFast.com
My blog about iDevices world and news iPodTutoFast
Villa des bordes
The website of my parent's Bed and Breakfast, this is where I live at the moment too.
Websites on demands
And few websites here and there.
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Contact
You can send me an email at ricouard77@gmail.com
Leave me a mention on twitter
Send me a push message directly on my iPhone (Pushme.to, it is free heh)