Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates | Ars Technica

Great lesson on how to booger up a software rollout. Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates | Ars Technica: The app situation has become a headwind to existing product sales, and we believe our focus needs to be addressing the app ahead of everything else. This means delaying the two… Continue reading Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates | Ars Technica

Proposal: Swift Extension Naming Convention

Proposal: Standardizing Naming Conventions for Extension Files Introduction As a consultant with extensive experience in software development, I have observed a wide range of naming methodologies employed across various projects and organizations. One area that often lacks standardization is the naming convention for extension files. The inconsistency in naming conventions can lead to confusion, reduced… Continue reading Proposal: Swift Extension Naming Convention

Utility – JSON Formatter

The other day I was bringing up a browser to search for a website to format some raw JSON I was looking at.  It occurred to me I do this often enough that I should create my own and it it to the site.   Developers, I give you: JSON Formatter

Full-screen development with Xcode and the Simulator

  Big shout out to @twannl for this awesome tip detailing how to use the simulator and Xcode in a single fullscreen.  Very helpful.       https://www.avanderlee.com/workflow/full-screen-xcode-simulator/

SF Symbols

I was asking Michael Collins about using .otf fonts in open source projects and he pointed me to SF Symbols.   This is the best place to go for text/glyphs/symbols/svgs for your Xcode projects. Symbols supports OpenType, multicolor and supports iOS, iPad OS and macOS Big Sur.  Be sure to download the SF Symbols Beta… Continue reading SF Symbols

WTF Auto Layout?

Deciphering auto layout errors can be a real pain. johnpatrickmorgan created a nifty website to help: WTF Auto Layout?