Dec 21, 2016How to redeem app promo-codesIndie developers often give out app promo codes to family, friends, and people who are interested in trying it out. The redemption process for these codes is a confusing, so I’ve created a quick guide to walk you through it! 1. Get your code handy It should look something like “AYD6EIQW4EW7” 2. Open the App Store app 3. Scroll to the very bottom and press the “Redeem” button 4. Type in your promo codeIOS2 min readIOS2 min read
Nov 7, 2016Designing for WatchOne of the most important aspects of design is restraint. Designing for Watch is an exercise in extreme restraint. How so? According to Apple, a user should be able to complete their task in less than 2 seconds. I’ve been using the Watch since it came out. Like…Fitness5 min readFitness5 min read
Nov 3, 2016Meet Your New Fitness Buddy, Sweaty BirdWhile I love the Watch, particularly as a fitness tracker, the stock workout app leaves me wanting more. My three biggest complaints are: There aren’t enough workouts and activity types. It takes too long to start tracking a workout. I often forget to start or stop workout tracking. So…Fitness4 min readFitness4 min read
Mar 22, 2016Are Video Games Bad For You?Or can we build relationships with people through games? — I’ll be the first to admit it — I was a huge video game nerd growing up. I don’t play that many games any more. So what happened? Did I become more social, go outside more, meet IRL friends, and ditch my lonely gaming habit? No, I didn’t change much…Gaming5 min readGaming5 min read
Mar 22, 2016I Licked All the Games at the Game Developer ConferenceOk — in the interest of full transparency — that was a bold-faced lie to get you in here. I only licked one of the games at GDC. And not in the Mark Twain “we got that problem licked” sense. “Licked” as in a “mouth-based video game.” …Games7 min readGames7 min read
Published iniOS App Development·Feb 22, 2016How I Deleted 10k Lines of Code & Turned 2 Minutes into 1 SecondA Core Data Story It’s been a not-too-uncommon rhetoric that Core Data is slow, buggy, or needlessly complex. I’ll be the first to admit that it’s not a perfect framework. However, far too often it is used as a scapegoat for whatever issues a developer is facing. Core Data is…IOS4 min readIOS4 min read
Feb 16, 2016Git Taggin’The importance of tagging your iOS builds What? Every iOS developer should tag all of their releases. What’s a tag? A tag is a label on a specific Git commit.IOS4 min readIOS4 min read
