Access the iOS file system from Terminal or Finder with iFuse
Back in the day the original iPod could be plugged into a computer and used as an external hard disk. Alas iOS doesn't provide this feature, but it's still possible for those determined enough to find a way.
iOSWhy Jetpack Compose is a game-changer for Android Development
Last week Google launched Jetpack Compose into Beta status, with a target production release of Summer 2021. In this article I'll cover at a high level what Jetpack compose is--and why it promises to fundamentally change and radically improve native Android development.
AndroidWhat's SwiftUI and Should I use it?
SwiftUI is Apple's new development language and paradigm for building applications for its desktop and mobile platforms. In this article I'll discuss at a high level what SwiftUI is and how businesses and developers should think about its adoption in their development planning process.
SwiftUISwift Closures Field Notes
A cheat sheet of Swift closure snippets and examples I've collected over time to help get syntax and usage right the first time.
SwiftA visual reference to SwiftUI DatePicker styling for iOS and macOS
SwiftUI's date picker provides a wide range of visual selection functionality and style choices. This post provides a visual reference to the actual UI appearance created by various picker configurations.
SwiftUICreating an iOS bar chart in code using Swift
Displaying data in a chart is a common task in an iOS application. In this tutorial I'll demonstrate how to use Swift to create a resizable, dynamic bar chart composed of UIView elements with Auto Layout constraints entirely in code.
UIKitSwift String Field Notes
A cheat sheet of snippets and examples I've collected over time of using Apple's String class and related string processing and string manipulation techniques
SwiftUsing automatic API request retries make iOS apps more resilient
In a perfect world every network request will succeed on the first try. But in the real-world, not every API request succeeds. This post covers a technique to build automatic retries into an iOS or macOS client application.
SwiftSwift Dictionary Field Notes
A cheat sheet of snippets and examples I've collected over time of using Apple's Foundation Dictionary class.
SwiftUsing DispatchGroup in SwiftUI to coordinate UI updates
This post covers how to use the Grand Central Dispatch's DispatchGroup object to coordinate separate web requests so that UI updates can be completed at the same time, even when asynchronous requests aren't guaranteed to return in a predictable order.
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