Core Graphics, Part 2: Contextually Speaking
iOS MacYou need to interact with the current Core Graphics context in some manner to actually draw stuff, so it's good to get comfortable with...
Producing a CircleCI Test Summary with Fastlane
iOSThe heart of Continuous Integration is running tests. Whenever a test fails, you want to know why ASAP so you can correct it. Whenever...
Apple’s Password-Less Future Is Strong Passwords
iOS MacPasswords are the worst way to authenticate users, except for all the other ways we’ve tried. In their 2018 software updates, Apple embraces the...
WWDC18 – What does today mean for your Engineering Team?
iOS MacThe eyes of the world are on San Jose as thousands of developers, including half a dozen nerds, gathered for Apple’s annual World Wide...
Paint It Black: Dark Mode in macOS Mojave
MacStarting with macOS Mojave, users can choose to run a system-wide light or dark mode of the Aqua interface. While opting an application into...
ARKit 2: Bringing richer experiences through collaboration, enhanced detection, and greater realism
iOSAt WWDC 2018, Apple continued to push the envelope with ARKit by releasing ARKit 2. Late in 2017, Apple released ARKit 1, which allowed...
WWDC 2018: Opening Day. Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, and Siri Shortcuts
iOS MacWWDC 2018 began this week in San José, CA, with the usual excitement of thousands of developers from all over the world that could...
Google I/O 2018: AI, Commoditized
AndroidAdding machine learning and AI into mobile apps became easier with Google's Firebase MLKit. Last year, (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/google-io-2017-ai-democratized/). This year, they commoditized it.
Choosing the Best Approach for React Event Handlers
Front-End Full-Stack WebOne of React's strengths is the simplicity of the code it allows you to create. There's one part of React code that has always...
Navigation Architecture Components
AndroidThe Navigation component is comprised of a set of tools, APIs and resources, that allow you to build your app navigation declaratively and visually....
Introducing Material Theming
AndroidOne exciting announcement from this year’s Google I/O is the new Material Theming. Google realized that Material Design seemed to push some designers and...
Doing work with Android’s new WorkManager
AndroidGoogle announced a really exciting feature at this year’s Google I/O that allows developers to perform background tasks that would traditionally require detailed knowledge...
