Ten Rules for Facebook App Developers
If you are new to facebook application development here are ten rules that should help you,
This is just a compilation of a message thread from the facebook developers forum.
- Add viral features as soon as possible (best before launching your app)
- Make things simple. Users don’t read.
- Stupid ideas work best. Don’t try to change the world.
- Build and program on a platform with scalability in mind.
- KISS ( Keep it Simple Stupid )
- If you bother to put the time in, make sure you are on a good service provider so your app actually works!
- The answer is in the forum.
- If you think something is broken, check facebook bugs before making massive changes
- Don’t neglect or quit your day job, as this is all fun and games.
- Don’t jump in head first. Create a simple app to start and learn the framework, shoot for the stars later.
Here are some more tips for social app developers from the open social folks at google

