Special posting: the Great Developer Migration

Special posting: the Great Developer Migration

The absolutely funniest part of Apple keynote on Monday.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp6UCQvKKzI

One of the quieter announcements of WWDC, Apple Maps functionality is now available from websites.

One of the quieter announcements of WWDC, Apple Maps functionality is now available from websites.

A beta version of Apple MapKit JS library has been released, to provide Google Map-like functionality to 3rd party websites. 

https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/06/apple-maps-webapps-mapkit-js/

Regular Expressions are tools every Swift programmers should know how to handle.

Regular Expressions are tools every Swift programmers should know how to handle.

Once you had defined the Regular Expression, you have to know how to parse the result, into something you can use.  Hacking With Swift explains this often cryptical process.

https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/108/how-to-use-regular-expressions-in-swift

Microsoft purchases Github for $7.5 Billion in stock

Microsoft purchases Github for $7.5 Billion in stock

While I am at WWDC, this non-Apple programming news caught my attention Does Microsoft purchase injure this popular service?

https://9to5google.com/2018/06/04/microsoft-github-acquisition/

Dear Apple, We need a Siri Information Intent.

Dear Apple, We need a Siri Information Intent.

My second open letter to Apple regarding Developer Issues.  Here is a simple way Apple developers could create more Alexa & Amazon like voice apps with SiriKit.

http://magesteve.com/dearapple-siriinformationintent

Dear Apple, ARKit is looking in the wrong direction.

Dear Apple, ARKit is looking in the wrong direction.

First in what will be a series of articles written by yours truly on Apple Developer issues.  My first one explores what I feel is the missing direction in Apple's AR solution.

http://magesteve.com/deaapple-arkitwrongdirection

Let's have fun on Friday, watch this video to learn how to make 5 amazing paper airplanes

Let's have fun on Friday, watch this video to learn how to make 5 amazing paper airplanes

2 Boomerang planes, the Bat-plane, the Tumbling Wing & world record holder for distance, The Suzanne plane.  Some assembly required.

https://youtu.be/JhYZy1ugI3Q