Big Nerd Ranch Turns 20!
Ranch NewsHere at the Ranch, we celebrate lots of things—new students, seeing alumni succeed, working on fantastic projects with great clients, and more. But we...
Be a square – create custom shapes with SwiftUI
iOS SwiftUIShapes out of the box SwiftUI gives us some powerful tools out of the box, shapes being one of them. Apple provides us shapes...
Express Yourself: An Argument for Ending the Single Letter Generic Type Convention in Kotlin
AndroidHere at Big Nerd Ranch, we are always working on perfecting our craft of software engineering. Software is constantly evolving, and in order to...
Why Design Thinking Is a Must-Have for Digital Product Development
Design Digital Product DevelopmentSo you want to build a digital product. There’s more than one way to approach it, but most options will generally fall into two...
The Importance of Semantic HTML for Web Accessibility
Accessibility WebSemantic HTML is what is used as the building blocks of a fully accessible web page. The following will demonstrate how two versions of...
Why Design Thinking is So Important
Design Digital Product DevelopmentIt’s one thing to come up with an idea. It’s another to come up with one that works. That’s the thinking behind Design Thinking....
You Want Faster Meetings – Here’s How
Digital Product Development Leveling UpWe don’t necessarily like meetings, but they are core to doing business. How well a meeting is run affects meeting quality, and quality often...
Auditing Your App for Accessibility
Accessibility iOSGetting started with accessibility in your app may be intimidating at first, but there are some handy tools out there to get you started.
Learning Apple’s SwiftUI or UIKit: Which One Is Right for You Right Now?
iOSSwiftUI, Apple's new declarative programming framework, was introduced along with iOS 13 in September 2019. As a student rolling into 2021 you may be...
Implementing VoiceOver with a Custom Rotor
Accessibility iOSLooking to implement VoiceOver accessibility in your application? This post goes over the basics of implementing VoiceOver accessibility and handling custom UI controls with...
[Updated] Splash Screens the Right Way
Android Digital Product DevelopmentSplash screens are a big deal for Android developers. We're aiming to update the implementation with modern Android practices.
Five Stages of Design Thinking—and Why They Matter
Design Digital Product DevelopmentDesign Thinking is an iterative, five-stage process that puts the focus back on the user, from start to finish. Here are the five steps...
