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5 years of iOS
A really nice insight following how Ash Furrow got into iOS development and contracting. I would urge any new aspiring iOS developers to read this. It’s a lot easier than you might think to get started. I think some important take-away lessons are: scratch your own itch – think of a simple app idea that solves a…
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cycling mishaps
I crashed while cycling recently and shattered my scapula, fractured elbow, and tore up my arm from the elbow down the forearm. I’m not allowed to drive but, while I’m typing one-handed I can still work, if only remotely for now. I haven’t taken any pain meds although they prescribed some pretty strong ones. A…
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core data & cloud services for iOS in Swift
As an iOS / Swift mentor for Thinkful.com, every week I give my students a list of resources as a follow up to our mentoring session. This week’s resources cover details of dealing with data loaded from the Internet, storing data locally (core data and alternatives to core data), and cloud services. Finally we wrap up…