Capture a UIView as a a JPEG image using Swift
This technique demonstrates the simple but useful task of capturing the contents of a UIView as a JPEG image data object.
UIKitSending Email with Image Attachments in Swift
This quick post summarizes the steps to implement sending email from Swift. As an added twist, this post includes capturing an image from one of the app's UIViews.
UIKitDrawing with Core Graphics using Swift
This techique illustrates a mid-level technique: impelmenting custom Core Graphics drawing in a UIView.
UIKitiOS Image Caching for UIKit Apps
In this article I'll cover a simple and straightforward approach to fetching images from remote web servers and efficiently caching them so they aren't retrieved more frequently than necessary.
UIKitElements of a Successful Mobile App Engagement Framework
This article presents three separate techniques app developers can use to leverage the capabilties of mobile device operating systems to build more engaging experiences for app users.
IdeasConfigure Xcode Server to send SMTP Email
In this post, I’ll discuss how to configure a MacOS Xcode Server machine to route email messages to the development team via an external SMTP server.
iOSCI/CD with Xcode Server 10
In this article, I’ll overview the product architecture and discuss some of the plus and minus factors for using Xcode server vs. 3rd-party alternatives.
iOSMaking Mobile Apps Smarter with Machine Learning
What is Machine Learning, and why is it now coming to mobile computing platforms?
IdeasBridging JavaScript and WKWebKit
Using the WebKit/WKWebView techniques presented here, your native apps can be better integrated with web content and provide a superior experience to end-users.
SwiftEasy Unit Testing of CoreData Persistence Code
This article steps through a methodology for building repeatable, automated database unit tests for iOS applications using CoreData as their persistence layer.