How to run unit tests for iOS based Swift Package Libraries
Tags: iOSSwift PackagesFastlaneCI/CD
10/16/2022I recently ran into a problem trying to set up automated unit testing for a iOS based Swift Package. There are a couple of different ways of creating packages or libraries of code for an iOS project. ...
What is BUN?
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptJavaScriptCore
7/27/2022When running JavaScript applications outside of browser, there used to be essentially one choice, \Node.js\. Now we have a few different options. \Deno\ was introduced a couple of years ago from Ryan ...
How to add machine learning to your Node.js app
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptMachine Learning
7/24/2022I am in the process of trying to learn more about machine learning. AI and machine learning on the surface can appear to be daunting when you hear terms like multi-layered neural networks and linear r...
How to add React Native to an existing Android app in 2022
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptReact-Native
6/26/2022I have been starting to use \React Native\ in an existing iOS and Android app that I am maintaining. One of the problems I am finding in the React Native \docs\ is the guides they give for adding to a...
Why all Developers most know SQL
Tags: SQLDevelopment
5/17/2022I spent last Saturday going to the 2022 SQL Saturday event here in Jacksonville, FL. You can think of this event as a conference in a day, where system admins, developers and Devops workers get togeth...
Add Jest testing framework to an existing Next.js app
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptJestReactUnit testing
5/11/2022I have been using \Next.js\ for a new project I am currently working. Most of my Node.js experience working with web apps has been using the \Express.js\ framework. One of the tools I like using for m...
What is new in Node.js 18
Tags: Node.jsJavaScript
4/23/2022The Node.js foundation just released the first version of Node \v18.0.0\. The Node.js foundation maintains multiple versions, including the current release along with a long term support (LTS) release...
How to add React Native to an existing iOS app in 2022
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptReact-Native
4/16/2022I have been starting to use \React Native\ in an existing iOS and Android app that I am maintaining. One of the problems I am finding in the React Native \docs\ is the guides they give for adding to a...
How to set up React Native on M1 Mac 2022 edition
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptReact-NativeM1
4/13/2022I recently purchased a M1 Mac for development. It is my first time using an M1 Mac, so I thought share my experiences. Going through the React-Native documentation, I found a lot of it to be out of da...
Add Tailwindcss to your Next.js site
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptNext.jsTailwindcss
2/11/2022I am in the process of trying to get caught up on a lot of the new CSS technologies. One of those technologies that has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years has been Tailwindcss. ...
Add Tailwindcss to your Gatsby Site
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptGatsbyTailwindcss
1/30/2022I am in the process of trying to get caught up on all of the new CSS technologies. One of those technologies that has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years has been Tailwindcss. If...
Top 10 Programming Languages to learn in 2022
Tags: Node.jsJavaScriptCC++C#.NETPythonShellJuliaJavaSwiftRust
12/27/2021Every computer programmer/software engineer should learn a new programming language each year. In the book the Pragmatic Programmer, the book postulates that everyone should try to learn a new program...
Use Node.js to control your Xmas Lights
Tags: Node.jsHue LightsIoTRaspberry PiGithub Actions
12/18/2021Or how to over engineer your Christmas Lights. I have wanted to get light bulbs that you could control over a network or smart phone for years. I finally splurged and got the Philips Hue bridge and bu...
When should I not use a M1 Mac for development
Tags: M1M1 MaxM1 ProApplex86Intel
11/28/2021I have made a number of videos on what kinds of development you can do on M1 Macs. Lately I have received a number of posts about specific cases where the M1 based Macs are not the best fit for certai...
Why Apple should not Market iPads to Pilots
Tags: iPad MiniAppleEFBsFAA
10/10/2021For my day job I write software for iOS and iPad devices, but while I earn my living as a software engineer, I am also a FAA licensed Commercial Pilot. While I do not fly for an airline, those pilots ...
Method Swizzling in Obj-C and Swift
Tags: objective-cmethod swizzlingAppleiOS
9/29/2021One of the things I first came across when I started to work on legacy iOS applications was Method Swizzling. Swizzling lets' developers change the underlying implementation of a pre-existing method w...
What is Corepack in Node.js
Tags: Node.jsyarnpnpmcorepack
9/10/2021With the release of Node.js 16.9.0 comes a new tool called \Corepack\. \Corepack\ is described as a zero-runtime-dependency Node script that acts a bridge between Node projects and package managers li...
Async/Await syntax in Swift 5.5
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9/5/2021\Note: This is a re-post of an article I wrote for \Logrocket\. You can read the original \here\\ When Swift was first introduced by Apple in 2014, it promised to meet the demands software engineers n...
How to add Unit Testing to Express using Jest
Tags: JavaScriptNode.jsJestUnit Testing
9/1/2021Whether you are doing test driven development (TDD) or are just looking for a way to add automated testing to your \express\ app, this can be accomplished fairly easily using many different unit testi...
How to create a Simple Twitter Bot
Tags: JavaScriptBotTwitterNode.js
8/22/2021One of the many popular applications that can be written using JavaScript and Node.js is a Bot. Bots can be thought of simple applications that can be used to advertise or respond to users on chat ser...