There was also an acute awareness that we were only just getting started.” Is there a feature or other specific part of the app that you feel most proud of? We had had an extended beta period, so there were no real surprises. There was also an acute awareness that we were only just getting started. How did it feel when Affinity Publisher finally launched? I think identifying necessary differences, whilst not particularly difficult, has caught us out from time to time. There is a lot of common ground between the apps, but there is just as much that differs. What were the challenges of creating the third app in the Affinity suite? That seems like a lot of pressure… In the beginning it was a question of creating our roadmap of features and functionality that we knew would be hard requirements to make a ‘Version 1’ genuinely useful to customers. Designer and Photo were ahead of us in development, so we had a first-class platform to build on. It’s well publicised that all of the Affinity apps share the same back end and opt into facets of the same document model. What was it like having the opportunity to develop a brand-new publishing app from scratch? It has taught us what to do, what not to do, and years of feedback from our customers and our excellent beta testers is helping us to prioritise current development. As a company we have a wealth of experience built up over many years working with PagePlus. PagePlus has been, is, and will continue to be a massive influence on the direction of Affinity Publisher. How did your work on PagePlus inform your work on Publisher? This was just as apparent after taking a few initial steps as it is today, and it is the inherent possibilities and opportunities that are as exciting and inspiring as anything else. To be a good software engineer you need to have a passion, and you need to be eager to learn and explore and to innovate and create. What inspired you to get into software development and how did you get to where you are today? In celebration of Affinity Publisher’s first birthday, we caught up with the app’s lead developer, Adam Whitehouse, to get the inside scoop on everything from the app’s conception to its latest major update.
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