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Claude Code Brought My App Back From the Dead
Using Claude for an API conversion.
Hey Google, this is terrible!
The worst 'upgrade' ever I've received.
Please Don't Rain Press Kit
Images Download the Press Kit with images: –> HERE <– Factsheet Developer: Chris Wu Initial Release date: iOS: March 1, 2023 Currently Supported Platforms iOS 18.0 and above iPadOS 18.0 and above App Description Please Don’t Rain is a fun, convenient way to track whether rain (or snow) will affect a day that’s important to you. Many weather apps are great for seeing the weather for…
I Gave My First Conference Talk!
Stories from my first conference talk.
Swift Leeds
Don't Let Time Zones Ruin Your Day (Days?)
Accessibility Improvements From My WWDC25 Lab
One of my favorite WWDC experiences.
Finally Fixing My Swift Charts Alignment Problem
An unexpected solution to a longstanding problem.
Debugging A Crash By Turning Off Debug Mode
An unexpected solution to finding a crash explanation.
Dealing With Image Playground and Source Image URLs
How I got around an issue I encountered.
Making Peace With Team Crouton
This story was too good not to share.
Well it happened again...
Being featured in the App Store for the second time
Thoughts And Tips After My App Was nominated For A Golden Apple Award From AppleVis
Thoughts after a surprise nomination.
Apple, Please Just Let Me Use Digital Clocks
The surprising lack of choices if you like digital clocks.
A WWDC Design Lab Made My App So Much Better
How my app improved.
I Still Can't Believe That I Wrote A Weather App
Exploring outside of your interests can make you a better developer
YOLO (You Only Launch Once)
Finally launching an app correctly
My first WWDC accessibility lab
Details about my first WWDC accessibility lab.
One year ago I launched an iOS dev blog. I'm glad that I did.
Thoughts a year later.
Getting UIKit's UICalendarView from iOS 16 fully functioning in a SwiftUI app
The new UICalendarView added to UIKit in iOS 16 looks great but there’s not a SwiftUI equivalent. Here’s how I got a SwiftUI app to show the calendar based on custom dates and update the calendar when dates change.
Bucket List Item Checked: My First WWDC
Getting a peek inside Apple Park.
Vim, awk, and iOS translation files: Part 2
More fun with using awk and Vim to create iOS translation files.
I made my second app!!
Details about my second SwiftUI app.
Swift computed properties can be tuples
Exploring the power of computed properties in Swift
Using AppStorage with complex objects and SwiftUI Pickers
Experimenting with saving Picker choices with complex objects.
The Vim "tip of the day" for Xcode Collection
A collection of the video tips for Vim that I've been posting.
It's almost 2022 and I miss my Garmin GPS unit
What I find missing in today's top navigation apps.
Building a SwiftUI Emoji picker part 2
Adventures in picking emoji in SwiftUI
Adventures in Internationalization and localization with SwiftUI
How I overcame challenges with supporting another language.
Vim, awk, and iOS translation files
awk and Vim can be very useful when dealing with translation files.
Working with DisclosureGroup in SwiftUI for iOS 15
Learn how to customize a SwiftUI DisclosureGroup with new abilities added in iOS 15.
Sleep deprivation and meditation
Trying out meditation (again)
Building a SwiftUI Emoji picker part 1
Adventures in picking emoji in SwiftUI
Being featured in the App Store for the first time
It's a wild ride when your app is featured in the App Store!
Xcode tips from my first WWDC 2021 lab
In my last post I discussed my experience with my first ever WWDC lab. This is a collection of some of the tips I learned about Xcode during that lab.
My Very First WWDC Lab
The virtual versions of WWDC have been a game changer.
Moving items in multiple sections of a SwiftUI List
With the SwiftUI changes that were added in iOS 15 I started directing a lot of my attention to Lists. I quickly hit a problem.