Jul 29, 2016Swift: How to determine file typeUsing Uniform Type Identifiers (UTIs) — Recently I had to determine what type a given file was for my macOS app Media Explorer. For example, is it an image? a video? or a document? An easy way to do this is by using Uniform Type Identifiers. A UTI is an identifier that a given extension can…Swift1 min readSwift1 min read
Published inOnly The Paranoid Apps Survive·Jul 29, 2016An automated test suite with 100% code coverage is the goal…… but what if you haven’t had time and let the technical debt build up? — As a developer, there is no doubt that you’ve heard the terms Test Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), Technical Debt and the many others out there. …Mobile App Development5 min readMobile App Development5 min read
Jul 21, 2016Simplistic Onboarding in UrlyThere are many reasons for and against having an in-app tutorial. Some say that your application should be designed such that the user either instincitvely knows how to use your app’s features, or that the user should be introduced to features as they use the app (a la Slack). …UX2 min readUX2 min read