Mobile App and Other Fixes

You would think that writing a bible application would be easy, but it's the behind the scenes work where things can get complicated.

iPhone and Android

I have an app in testing right now that is 90% ready to launch. It's a simple app, but it is snappy and lightweight, barely taking up any space on the device. It'll also allow for offline reading of reports, just in case you lose connection.

I expect that to launch in the next two weeks.

Fixes

I'm currently working on getting the packages to be far more usable and far less redundant. If you were to select a large, dense passage for study, Anselm handled it wonderfully. However, in many cases (far more than I wanted), Anselm would begin repeating itself unnecessarily.

To call that frustrating was an understatement. So, I've gone back to the drawing board to sure up every package, and I'm pleased with the results. But, it means I took some of the packages offline until I was confident that it was not just publishing nonsense.

More than just the Authorized Version

There's more to an AI engine than just the costs of an AI. Because I want to do this right and ethically, right now, Anselm currently only allows for the selection of bibles that it has use-agreements with. That means that only the King James Version was available to use since there is no single entity that licenses its use.

However, I am currently working on agreements with other bible publishers to get a few modern translations online and ethically for use with Anselm. One agreement is eminent, so stayed tuned, because it will become the default. It's exciting for me, because I've done my own translation comparisons against this version for over a decade now. It's a well-known literal (as opposed to idiomatic) bible translation.

Thanks for Your Patience

I took some time off of developing Anselm to spend some more quality Summer vacation time with my family. Of course, I had to come back and re-learn a lot, but things have been going well. I have another idea I would like to incorporate that might be a bit of a game changer for a new feature.

God bless, everyone.