Mage Steve's Developer Magic: May 2023

Saturday, May 27, 2023

A valid comparison between using 3 of the most common Async design patterns for Swift

I have used all three, and I am still partial to Closures, but this may change.

https://medium.com/@GetInRhythm/closures-vs-combine-vs-async-await-993eb1da4d44

Saturday Tech Humor

Friday, May 26, 2023

To those who have not heard, I half left my current position...

To those who have not heard, I half left my current position, today was my last day, and will start work at Leidos in Reston in a few weeks. I have turned in my ID and laptop. It was a great group of people, but it was not the right fit for me. On to a new adventure!

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Come join us at GMU for a 2 day conference on Education using Immersive Technology

Sponsored by TechConnect DC, part of GMU’s Institute for Digital InnovAtion.

https://techconnectdc.org/imtech-conference/

IDI Site: https://idia.gmu.edu/institute-for-digital-innovation/

Monday, May 22, 2023

This would be an exciting synergy — Meta's hardware with Magic Leaps' software.

I attended several Magic Leap developer events in the past. I was unhappy with their business plan but was very impressed with their SDK design.

https://www.channelnews.com.au/facebook-parent-in-talks-to-join-magic-leap-in-augmented-reality-deal/

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Digit of DigiDigger Youtube channel gives us a mind-bending view of Non-Euclidean games.

Most Computer RPGs have spells, but when you change the law of VR reality, people genuinely feel like they have seen magic.

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

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Here are ten reasons why modern Board games are better than classic ones.

These ideas can definitely be applied for non-game software design too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhaylQfzCmo&t=31s

Welcome to the Information Superhighway?

I didn’t expect it to look like this.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

AI may have been the star of Google I/O conference, but there was a lot of XR too!

AI may have been the star of Google I/O conference, but there was a lot of XR too!

The OS for joint Samsung-Google-Qualcomm project will be “an immersive version of Android”.

https://skarredghost.com/2023/05/15/google-i-o-2023-augmented-reality/

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

It is going to be xrOS! Not VR, AR, or even MR, for Apple reality glasses.

Now the question will be what the X stands for? It is probably Extended Reality, but I have also heard the abbreviation for Xtreme Reality & Extra Reality.

https://www.uploadvr.com/apple-trademarks-xros/

Andrea Pacheco shares her insights from working at Apple.

“…allows for innovation, failure, risks, and strong focus on design craft excellence, even if it takes a long time to get there.”

https://medium.com/@pachecoandrea/what-i-learned-as-a-product-designer-at-apple-35341d9ced8a

Monday, May 15, 2023

I am surprised this feature is not getting more publicity, thanks to MacRumor for explaining Apple new Security Keys.

Physical keys to unlock your device is not for everyone, but it is perfect for some people/uses.

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/protect-apple-id-security-keys/

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Can AI engines be used in software development? Specifically for VR?

Skarred Ghost gives us his review of this interesting question.

https://skarredghost.com/2023/05/11/github-copilot-review-vr/

Saturday Tech Humor

Our red van has the license plate "FYRWALL". My tech friends all congratulate me for clever network security in-joke.

I don't have the heart to tell them the name is from a D&D magical spell.

Ps. True Story

Friday, May 12, 2023

Swift 6 is coming, so you may want to prepare (thanks to Cihat Gündüz)

While WWDC next month won’t have the full Swift 6, it will probably have many of the features!

https://betterprogramming.pub/preparing-my-app-for-swift-6-7bc04555f8f7

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

“Fortran was Inveted by a guy to lazy to use assembly”

Let’s hear it for Lazy Developers! And Fortran!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMWzgy8FsKs

Saturday, May 6, 2023

Several of the puns I thought about posting today regarding ChatGPT, were generated by Chat GPT.

Several of the puns I thought about posting today regarding ChatGPT, were generated by Chat GPT. Just say “give me a pun about chatgpt”. Strangely, it gives you the pun, as well as the reason it should be funny. If you have to explain a joke, it is not funny. Joke writers jobs were safe, since most answers were not funny.

https://chat.openai.com

Tech Humor (sort of)

ChatGPT is a real chatbot-talion of wit and knowledge.

(it told me so, so it must be true).

Friday, May 5, 2023

The Ghost Howls reviews a new feature of Quest runtime v50: Menu Direct Touch Interactions.

“...directly interacting with the main menus by touching them with the fingers”, including clicks and swipers.

https://skarredghost.com/2023/05/03/quest-direct-touch-review/

Thursday, May 4, 2023

A VR R&D Project at my local George Mason University is getting some justified attention.

This type of immersive educational training may be the most successful VR experience.

https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/national/sci-tech/2023/4/14/1_6356765.amp.html

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Nothing is perfect

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Usually this math is beyond me, but Veritasium does a great job explaining how Quantum computers will shatter current encryption schemes.

Private Public Key encryption that use two large primes can be solved, it just take an huge amount of time on traditional computers. Quantum computers break this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UrdExQW0cs

Monday, May 1, 2023

It all started here 22 years ago, and now it is moving.

It all started here 22 years ago, and now it is moving.

The 1st Apple Store is not moving far, about 12 stores down, but it is local mall to me, so I thought I would mention it.

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/01/apple-tysons-corner-relocating/