Tides! šŸ˜†

Judging from how other app devs struggle to implement tidal data, I’m guessing this might be a reach, never mind featuritus.

However should ever the idea strike your fancy , a zillion fishermen, clam diggers,
sailors, submariners, surfers, beach combers, cyclists, birdwatchers, besotted ne’er-do-wells, nudists & dogs(same) would beat a path to your door.

That’s my forecast.

:heart: ā€œweather bombā€ 4ever

-lee

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@pseudogrammaton Hello and Welcome to the Forum and Thank You for Using Flowx

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I would love to do tides since I use them too but it is hard to collate all the data. I have an alternative plan that uses the sun and moon but it’ll require a bit of research.

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@duane You’re Awesome Brother Keep Up the Hard Work it’s Greatly Appreciated. :beers::beers:

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Tides are useless to most of the world’s population.
A bespoke Tides app is a better idea. Loading up a super app like Flowx with something most will never use is a bad idea. Slows development on useful weather features and inevitably introduces bugs.
This app is FREE and accurate.
Tides - Apps on Google Play
I’ve used it for years all over the globe

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The Creator of the App Added it for His friends and family and Boaters Find The info Usful. goes back to the old saying you can’t please everyone. We Try to Keep Things Positive on the Forum Thanks

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It’s now US$2 (for me at least). I use Willy Weather for it, but it’d sure be cool to have it in Flowx as an additional chart.

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I’m not sure where you get the idea that tides are useless to most people.

About 40% of the world population live within an hour of a coast (Population development as a driver of coastal risk: Current trends and future pathways | Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures | Cambridge Core)

Anybody who goes to the seaside would find tidal information useful. Plus everybody who plays in our on the sea (swimmers, sailors, fossickers, fishers etc etc)

Huge market

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I have a tool chest with about 100 screwdrivers of all different tips, about a dozen hammers for different jobs, maybe fifty different types of pliers plus many meters for electric, pressure, sound and distortion. Each is perfect for one specific application. Ditto Flowx

Flowx is my tool chest for weather.

I also carry a small swiss army knife. I can fix a lot of stuff with it, but often have to go home for a toolbox of specific tools to help the neighbors.

Adding Tides for a tiny percentage risks turning Flowx into a swiss army knife that does a few things OK and nothing really well.

I managed software development for over 40 years and every feature adds to the bug count which reduces time on the core application.

When a sales guy came and said he needed X, I asked what of A through W would he like us put aside. If he really had to have it and could not set aside anything from A to W, he needed to go upstairs and make the case for enlarging our team.

There is no free lunch.

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I just went upstairs and they said ā€œThere is no money to enlarge the team!! Go away!!ā€

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@duane :joy::joy::beers:

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