Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Color Theory is just as crucial in Software Design as in Movie Production, which this video explains.

Color Theory is just as crucial in Software Design as in Movie Production, which this video explains.

I have used Primary-Secondary-Tertiary in my designs but never knew about the 60/30/10 ratio. I will use it from now on!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRyaY-9F_g


Monday, April 18, 2022

SwiftUI, SceneKit, and AR camera input come together in this article from Mark Lucking of Better Programming.

SwiftUI, SceneKit, and AR camera input come together in this article from Mark Lucking of Better Programming.

While we wait (patiently?) for proper AR hardware, we are seeing more and more Apps use the camera in interesting ways.

https://betterprogramming.pub/managing-the-camera-in-scenekit-under-swiftui-6608e7a0de52


Sunday, April 17, 2022

LinkedIn New reports that Apple’s manufacturing in India, Apple’s 2nd most significant market, will be doubling.

LinkedIn New reports that Apple’s manufacturing in India, Apple’s 2nd most significant market, will be doubling.

There is no doubt that Apple is shifting its heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing.

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/apple-bets-big-on-india-5807426/

Reuters original story: https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-starts-manufacturing-iphone-13-india-2022-04-11/


Saturday, April 16, 2022

I must be feeling Nostalgic, either that or Old, because this look into the past amused me.

I must be feeling Nostalgic, either that or Old, because this look into the past amused me.

I was at Apple when SCSI was mainstreamed. We were told NOT to call it Scuzzy, that was not a term computer users would like.


https://www.macworld.com/article/631921/mac-future-nostalgia-scsi-network-connectivity.html


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Does anyone else remember their Mother telling them “Don’t sit so close to the TV, it will hurt your eyes.”?  I remember that today, as I strapped on my VR headset.


Friday, April 15, 2022

Thank you to Avi Tsadok for this first exposure to a feature of Swift 5.7.

Thank you to Avi Tsadok for this first exposure to a feature of Swift 5.7.

Replace the old swift standard “if let x = x” with shortened shadowing of “if let x“.


https://betterprogramming.pub/swift-5-7-unwrapping-optionals-gets-improvement-be81c578e9fa


Thursday, April 14, 2022

Not surprisingly, Apple is vehemently against legislature to allow by passing the Apple App Store.

Not surprisingly, Apple is vehemently against legislature to allow by passing the Apple App Store.

While I agree Apple is draconic in their management of apps, I also agree with Security Experts who think that Apple gatekeeping is better for Security.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/tech/tim-cook-antitrust-warning/index.html