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Tutorial: UITextField with secure text, but with no KeyChain access

In this short tutorial, I’d like to show you how to implement secured elements to UITextField, though a bit differently than usual. I mean, without accessing KeyChain and shared passwords in iOS (or even macOS).

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30.04.2020 | Michał Majchrzycki

Tutorial: Convert Images to Grayscale in Swift

Apple provides a few ways of image grayscale conversion or applying grayscale on UIViews, but their results may vary. First, you should decide what you want to use it for and how it should work.

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25.03.2020 | Michał Majchrzycki

Should you ditch Storyboards for SwiftUI? That's what I did

Is leaving Storyboards for SwiftUI right? In this article, I am explaining it is. Although the framework is still immature, iOS developers should already think of making a switch. Here's why.

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20.01.2020 | Michał Majchrzycki

SwiftUI cons: Why I don't use it in production

After several months of trying SwiftUI in my apps, I decided to list some concerns which keep me away from using it in production. Even if you're hyper-optimistic about it, it's still healthy to know its downsides and potential drawbacks it may cause in the work of a mobile developer.

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4.12.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

Mobile app development: Using delegates and blocks in VIPER

When to use delegates and protocols for data requesting, and when do blocks do the trick in VIPER-based mobile development? Let's examine both instances in this tutorial!

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28.11.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

SwiftUI vs Flutter: A Simple Comparison Between Frameworks

After some experience with both SwiftUI and Flutter, let's examine both mobile development frameworks in terms of development speed, clarity and maturity!

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23.10.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

iOS 13 Segmented Control. How to Solve the Design Problem?

So iOS 13 is here. A lot has changed in Xcode (universal apps) and Swift (Swift UI). Some changes require more love from a developer's perspective, especially if you already have apps in AppStore. My problem with iOS 13 was displaying Segmented Control. Read on if you want to learn more about my case.

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21.08.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

The curious case of the 24-hour time format in Swift

Recently, I have found out how time formats on iOS devices can impact the ones inside a mobile app. Let's see how to make an application always display the 24-hour format regardless of your iPhone's or iPad's settings.

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7.08.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

Unwinding to a previous Controller in a Swift mobile app with VIPER

In this quick tutorial I’d like to show you how I manage unwinding views in mobile apps built with Swift by using VIPER design pattern. This simple trick can help you especially when you’re used to traditional MVC Storyboard’s segues.

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14.06.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

SwiftUI: How To Get Started With This Framework?

Declarative syntax, real-time preview, drag and drop - learn about the features of SwiftUI, Apple's new framework for UI design!

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6.06.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

Adding Gaussian Blur to Swift Mobile App’s UIView

Adding Gaussian blur to the UIView of your mobile application can improve its user experience a lot. Let me show you three simple ways to apply this popular visual effect in Swift.

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12.04.2019 | Cyprian Łakomy

React Native vs Native in Mobile App Development

Thinking about reaching new customers with a mobile app and wondering which technology to choose? We examine the differences between cross-platform mobile app development with React Native and native development for Android and iOS.

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27.03.2019 | Michał Majchrzycki

What I've learned switching from MVC to VIPER

As an iOS developer, you certainly know that the basic programming architecture for Xcode is MVC - Model-View-Controller. But is MVC really the best way to make mobile apps? I checked out by giving the VIPER design pattern a try. Look what I found out.

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19.11.2018 | Michał Majchrzycki

How to make an Xcode cleaner app for macOS

In one of the previous tutorials, I was showing how to make a simple AppleScript that would clear cache generated by an Xcode app. This time we’ll make a macOS app that will mostly do the same, but we are going to add more features. Let’s face the challenge and take a look at the code!

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10.05.2018 | Michał Majchrzycki

Simple AppleScript app for clean Xcode

Clean temporary and unwanted files from Xcode with your own AppleScript app.

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18.04.2018 | Michał Majchrzycki

Activity Indicator with Swift. How to make Spinner? Tutorial

Spinners let people know that your app isn't frozen while loading content. Check out how to make one that can be used on many views and storyboards.

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