I’m Building for Shipaton 2026: Two Weeks In
Two weeks into Shipaton 2026: The Kotlin Multiplatform app is set up and speaking to Firebase. Here are some of the tools helping me along the way
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I’m Building for Shipaton 2026
Kicking off Shipaton 2026: building a Kotlin Multiplatform app that alerts developers to GitHub CI build status via widgets, backed by Firebase and RevenueCat.
Using Apple’s Foundational Models in the Shortcuts App
Here’s a short but sweet story about quickly getting access to Apple’s Foundational Models without writing a line of code.
Running a RAG powered language model on Android using MediaPipe
A couple of months ago I gave a talk about running on device SLMs in apps. It was well recieved and refreshing to be able to give a talk where mobile apps can gain an advantage from the rise in language model usage.
Multiplatform Development for Apple Devices
In June 2023 as Apple announced the Vision Pro I had an idea that could work well on the headset. A collection of looped videos playing alongside your day to day usage.
Getting Setup With Xcode Cloud
Xcode Cloud is a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI / CD) platform provided by Apple. It automates away the hard work of building your apps, testing them, signing them, and pushing them to a destination.
Which Map Transformation Should I Use?
Map transformation functions find common usage in Android development. They are part of the Kotlin Standard Library, a library built by JetBrains to provide standard functionality across Kotlin codebases.
Playing Simon Says with Gemma-2b and MediaPipe
A couple of weeks ago I attended Google’s Gemma Developer Day. A day dedicated to Google presenting the capabilities, portability and openness of their newest LLM models called Gemma.
Interacting with Apple Maps Through URL Parameters
I recently made a change to EVBuddy to update what happens when a user needs directions via Apple Maps.
Building EV Buddy
In the past couple of years I’ve become interested in the cloud. I’ve spent a good chunk of my career working in mobile development, and if theres one trend I don’t think is going away soon is apps powered by a platform. As any good engineer would do, I was keen to learn more.