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The Swift team just announced nightly builds of the Swift SDK for Android, complete with Java interoperability and a getting started guide. They’re pitching it as “opening new avenues for cross-platform development.” It won’t work. Not because the...
I spent the last few evenings polishing the trip planner feature that an intern built for the OneBusAway iOS app. Not reviewing the code, not providing architectural guidance, but actually writing Swift to handle edge cases in the UI and fixing la...
On July 20, 2020, I decided to start tracking my TODO items in Apple’s Notes app on my Mac. I had just agreed to build a web application for a non-profit on behalf of a friend, and it was about four months since the initial COVID-19 lockdowns had ...
GeekWire published an article about the state of financial precariousness that OneBusAway finds itself in today. I spoke to the author, Kurt Schlosser, for his story: One of those volunteers is Aaron Brethorst, the Seattle-based director of us...
I recently did some research into what is required for nonprofits accept donations in their iOS and Android apps. I document my findings here. Are you a fan of open source software and public transit? Make a tax-deductible donation to the volu...
I built a new app exclusively for iOS 17 and watchOS 10: Zone2 Fitness. The Zone2 app helps you track your heart rate across five zones to help you optimize your workouts to better match with your fitness goals, and it also helps you create custo...
I’m excited to share that my employer, Twistle, has been acquired by Health Catalyst. You can read the press release here: https://www.healthcatalyst.com/news/health-catalyst-announces-agreement-to-acquire-twistle
I’m very excited to announce that after over two years of development, the latest version of OneBusAway for iOS is ready for public beta testing! If you want to dive right in and try out the new app, please visit https://testflight.apple.com/join/...
I built a simple, open source app for iOS that helps developers visualize iOS’s support for semantic and adaptable colors, dynamic type, and SF Symbols. Check it out at https://github.com/cocoacontrols/SemanticUI From the README: This sample...
Although I’m sad in some ways that my post-NBC News sabbatical has come to an end, I couldn’t be more excited about the reason for it: I’m joining a startup! I am the Director of User Experience for Twistle, a leader in the remote patient monitori...
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