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2026

I Stopped Looking at My Code. I Found a Joy of Discovery.original ↗

23 Jun 2026

I Get More Out of Claude Code by Leaving original ↗

8 Jun 2026

I Keep Avoiding the Thing I'm Best At original ↗

5 Jun 2026

The Most Difficult Thing I've Ever Done - Starting a Company original ↗

31 May 2026

2020

Effect of Swift Extension and Libraries On Build Time original ↗

13 Sept 2020

Developing an Algorithm Case Study: Area encircled by multiple paths on a 2D plane original ↗

10 Aug 2020

2019

JSON Encoder Change in Swift 5.1 original ↗

12 Sept 2019

Swift Quiz – Boolean Expression original ↗

6 Sept 2019

Careful with Fancy KVO Callback original ↗

3 Sept 2019

Singletons and Shared Instances in Swift original ↗

3 Sept 2019

Keyboard Field Prompt original ↗

1 Sept 2019

Decree – A Declarative URL Request Framework original ↗

8 Aug 2019

A Lesson From Nature: Complexity from Simplicity original ↗

29 Jul 2019

2017

App Case Study - Love Laugh Read Books original ↗

13 Apr 2017

5 Core iOS Competencies to Be a Great Hire original ↗

29 Jan 2017

Deploying Server-Side Swift original ↗

26 Jan 2017

Deploying Server-Side Swift original ↗

26 Jan 2017

5 Core Swift Competencies Before You Get a Job original ↗

21 Jan 2017

Filling Holes in Swift on Linux original ↗

18 Jan 2017

Learning Swift, Server-Side Swift, and the Future original ↗

17 Jan 2017

2016

The Most Difficult Thing I've Ever Done - Writing a Technical Book original ↗

6 Apr 2016

2014

Practical Use for Curried Functions in Swift original ↗

6 Aug 2014

Swift KVO Substitute: Observable Variables original ↗

20 Jul 2014

Getting Started With Swift original ↗

13 Jul 2014

Uses for Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals in Swift original ↗

5 Jul 2014

What is an Optional in Swift original ↗

5 Jul 2014

7 Cool Features in Swift original ↗

29 Jun 2014

Swift’s Weird Handling of Basic Value Types and AnyObject original ↗

22 Jun 2014

Better UIAlert Handling and Easier Testing original ↗

31 Mar 2014

Testing Asynchronous Code in Objective-C original ↗

31 Mar 2014

Be A Better Indie - 5. Listen to Podcasts original ↗

17 Feb 2014

Be A Better Indie - 4. Create a Singular To-Do List original ↗

10 Feb 2014

Devise: determine unconfirmed, confirmed, or not signed in user original ↗

10 Feb 2014

Be A Better Indie - 3. Trim Your Incoming Email original ↗

3 Feb 2014

Be A Better Indie - 2. Accept, appreciate, and, channel the stress original ↗

27 Jan 2014

10 Ways to Be a Better Independent Developer original ↗

19 Jan 2014

Be A Better Indie - 1. Cultivate A Support Structure original ↗

19 Jan 2014

2013

Comfortably Uncomfortable original ↗

31 Oct 2013

Changes at a Glance original ↗

6 Oct 2013

Implicit Animation for CAShapeLayer's Path original ↗

3 Jun 2013

Enforce Good UX Through Reusable Code original ↗

17 Feb 2013

Bind a UITableView to a Property original ↗

10 Feb 2013

The 2 Biggest Challenges in Speech UX original ↗

3 Feb 2013

Objective-C Bindings original ↗

28 Jan 2013

Taking the Plunge original ↗

22 Jan 2013

UX and Agile original ↗

22 Jan 2013