Error Handling in Swift 2.0
iOS MacWhen Apple announced Swift 2.0 at this year’s WWDC, Swift’s main architect, Chris Lattner, indicated that the 2.0 update to the language focused on three...
WatchKit 2 Hardware Bits: The Accelerometer
iOSWhen Apple announced WatchKit 2, I shot over to the (http://developer.apple.com) and immediately began consuming whatever documentation I could find. There was something...
Android Studio Live Templates
AndroidCode completion can improve your productivity by reducing how much you have to type, but there are situations when a more powerful tool is...
To Kill -9 a Drone Daemon, Part 1
Front-End Full-Stack WebThis year marks my second visit to JSConf’s paradisiacal backdrop on Amelia Island, and is particularly memorable—the talks demoed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nydh_2NRn-c) and [dazzled the...
WatchKit 2 Hardware Bits: The Taptic Engine
iOSWhen I put up the draft of my (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/blog/watchkit-2-hardware-bits-using-the-digital-crown/) for internal review, my friends (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/about/the-team/mark-dalrymple/) and (https://nerdranchighq.wpengine.com/about/the-team/step-christopher/) both saw the little...
WWDC 2015: iPad Multitasking
iOSOne of the most exciting announcements from WWDC this year was that native multitasking is coming to iPad. The ability to run two apps...
WatchKit 2 Hardware Bits: Using the Digital Crown
iOSWatchKit 2 allows code to run on the watch itself, rather than in the extension space on the phone. Running on the watch increases...
Flexibility, The Future and More: What You Missed at WWDC 2015’s Keynote
iOSThe theme of this year's WWDC announcements was one of incremental refinement. The landscape of iOS and OS X aren't changing dramatically; rather everything...
Building an iOS App in Rust, Part 1: Getting Started with Rust
iOSIf you're developing an app on multiple platforms, you'll often face duplicate work. C++ is the reigning king of the hill for portable, native...
Becoming Material with Android’s Design Support Library
AndroidLast year, Google announced Material Design, a set of guidelines for Android apps and apps on other platforms. One example of such new goodies...
Google I/O 2015: Let’s Imagine “What If”
AndroidOne of my favorite things to do during Google I/O is to think about the possibilities. While we're looking forward to the new features...
On the Floor at Google I/O
Android DesignI wasn’t really sure what design revelations to expect at Google I/O last week. Google released major Material changes last year, and I didn’t...
