Alan ScarpainThe StartupSocial media is rotting your brain.There’s that itch again. You know the one. It’s the itch that pops up after you’ve been sitting at your desk for twenty minutes or so…Jan 15, 20191Jan 15, 20191
Alan ScarpainMission.orgShip Your Side Project — Even If It SucksWe hear it all the time from people, “I have this idea.” Then they go on to describe it in impressive detail with a glow in their eyes…Apr 14, 20167Apr 14, 20167
Alan ScarpainMission.orgCan I Be A Programmer?It’s a common question that weaves its way into all the popular programming threads found on Reddit and other online communities…Apr 7, 201624Apr 7, 201624
Alan ScarpaiOS Technical Interview PreparationUPDATE #2: If you want some extra help preparing and learning more about Swift, let me teach you: http://strawberryswift.com/Aug 20, 20151Aug 20, 20151
Alan ScarpaHow to Add Facebook Login to Your App and Collect User InfoLogging into apps with your Facebook credentials instead of an email is commonplace these days. So how do you add this functionality to…Aug 4, 2015Aug 4, 2015
Alan ScarpaAction Extensions in Safari, how do they work?Action Extensions are a cool, little beast that can take your app to the next level. You’ve seen them before — they are the small bits of…Jul 20, 2015Jul 20, 2015
Alan ScarpaHow to Use AVSpeechSynthesizer to Make Your App Talk.I recently started a little side project app, and I wanted it to save articles I come across on the web and then read them to me. To…Jul 5, 2015Jul 5, 2015
Alan ScarpaUITableViewControllers and Their Magical Methods.Recently at Flatiron, we learned about this mystical object called a UITableViewController. It’s power, flexibility, and ubiquity is…Jun 18, 2015Jun 18, 2015
Alan ScarpaWhat’s This GitHub Thing I Keep Hearing About? 5 Minute GitHub Tutorial.If you are unfamiliar with Git (not the same thing as GitHub), then read my 5 minute tutorial on Git here…Jun 18, 20152Jun 18, 20152
Alan ScarpaWhat is Git? The 5 Minute Tutorial.A Git tutorial by a student, for students.Jun 10, 20151Jun 10, 20151