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Tamas Szikszai
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Published in Better Programming

·Nov 10, 2019

Using NFC With iOS in React Native

A look at react-native-nfc-manager — With iOS 13, Apple finally opened the SDK to write data on some of the most popular NFC chips. Thankfully one of the most popular (and to my knowledge, only) NFC React Native libraries, react-native-nfc-manager, also added (some) support to do this. Let’s see how it works in practice! …

React Native

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Using NFC With iOS in React Native
Using NFC With iOS in React Native
React Native

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Published in Better Programming

·Oct 13, 2019

Building A Slot Machine App in React Native (part #3)

In August I challenged myself to create a Slot Machine App in React Native that is not just a proof of concept, but ready for the app store. Relatively quickly I managed to create the basics: a “Spin” button and a set of reels that animate smoothly when you press…

React Native

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Building A Slot Machine App in React Native (part #3)
Building A Slot Machine App in React Native (part #3)
React Native

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Published in Better Programming

·Oct 6, 2019

How To Use Custom Fonts in React Native

Break away from Helvetica, and give your users something more interesting to read — Up until React Native 0.60, I was using package.json and RNPM to add my custom fonts to my projects. Since 0.60, however, I was greeted with the following warning on every build: warn Your project is using deprecated "rnpm" config that will stop working from next release. Please use…

React Native

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Using Custom Fonts in React Native (2019)
Using Custom Fonts in React Native (2019)
React Native

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Published in Better Programming

·Sep 22, 2019

Building a Whack-A-Mole Game With rn-sprite-sheet

A walk through building this classic game with a new twist — Today I’m going to recreate another classic game in React Native: Whack-A-Mole. The mechanical version of this game was an arcade fan-favourite in the late ‘70s and early ’80s. Since then numerous clones on various devices have been made. TL;DR #1: Watch the video: TL;DR #2: Grab the source…

React Native

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Building a Whack-A-Mole game With rn-sprite-sheet
Building a Whack-A-Mole game With rn-sprite-sheet
React Native

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Published in Better Programming

·Sep 14, 2019

Making a Production-Ready Flappy Bird in React Native

Making a fun, playable, and good looking clone of a hit game — In the previous piece, we created a proof of concept version of Flappy Bird using react-native-game-engine and Matter.js. While it was fun, it wasn’t even remotely the kind of game that any sane user would enjoy or even use for more than ten seconds. …

React Native

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Making a PRODUCTION ready Flappy Bird in React Native
Making a PRODUCTION ready Flappy Bird in React Native
React Native

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Published in Better Programming

·Sep 4, 2019

Flappy Bird With React-Native-Game-Engine and Matter.js

Recreating the annoying viral hit game — Flappy Bird is one of those games that most people know about, even if they have never played it. …

React Native

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Flappy Bird With React-Native-Game-Engine and Matter.js
Flappy Bird With React-Native-Game-Engine and Matter.js
React Native

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Aug 29, 2019

Building Snake with react-native-game-engine

TL;DR #1: Hate reading? Watch the video (please subscribe if you like the content) TL;DR #2: Just want the code? Grab it here: https://github.com/lepunk/react-native-videos/tree/master/Snake Snake is a classic video game made popular by the Nokia phones in the 90s. The gameplay is simple: you control the head of the…

React Native

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Building Snake with react-native-game-engine
Building Snake with react-native-game-engine
React Native

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Aug 28, 2019

How NOT to Travel With Your Dog

This is the story of one of the most challenging trips I ever took… So let’s start at the beginning! The company I’m working for has this amazing perk that allows employees, who’ve been with the company for over 5 years, to take an extra two weeks, paid sabbatical if…

Travel

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How NOT to Travel With Your Dog
How NOT to Travel With Your Dog
Travel

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Aug 27, 2019

MineSweeper in React Native

Yesterday I made a (more or less) fully functional MineSweeper game in React Native. MineSweeper is responsible for endless hours of productivity loss since the 1960s, and there is a reason for that: it’s extremely addictive and very easy to understand. The rules of the game You start with a board of a fixed size…

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React Native

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Published in f0lio — Cryptocurrency Portfolio

·Mar 16, 2018

How to fail on Product Hunt (despite doing everything right)

Disclaimer: This post is not a rant. We are not delusional, PH is a business and as such it needs to cater for their community as well as their business logic. This post is merely an outline of our failed product launch. As you probably don’t know we officially launched…

Product Hunt

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How to fail on Product Hunt (despite doing everything right)
How to fail on Product Hunt (despite doing everything right)
Product Hunt

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