When you think about it, no one ever talks about the first time they release there apps. Whether its for personal growth or for a company. It is a mind field when you first set to releasing an app.
When I started my career I was "just a" bug finder. But as I grew with the industry I realised as a contractor I needed to know everything.
So I went ahead and made some apps (I will not disclose them on here as they are a tad embarrassing now ๐ ) For me I was Apple made. It was strange at the time for a techy to be so invested in Apple but it helped me progress quiet far in a short space of time. So for me it was logical to try the app store first. All went well until I went to release my android app.. well I was up all night learning about EVERYTHING and ANYTHING to get the app to release.
1000 coffees later I cracked the code.
What did I learn? Always stay ahead and stay hungry to learn as that challenge of releasing apps made me more successful to date than any other skill Ive learnt along the way.
So true, every challenge is teaching us. How cool you persevered and accomplished the release on your own terms!