You can do quite a bit with GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins on devices like the Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone. Here I’ll show you how to set it up to perform a couple of simple tasks, like blink an LED and read the temperature from temperature sensor called the DS1820B. If you don’t know much about …
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I often write these blog posts in part to remind my future self how I did something as well as for the benefit others. Today I’m looking at what’s involved with compiling Swift for ARM devices, namely the popular Raspberry Pi. While these are meant for the RPi, they should also apply generally to devices like the …
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I’m working on a series in conjunction with some talks I’m giving this spring/summer at the All Things Swift meetup here in San Diego. As one might expect, many Swift developers don’t have much linux experience. That’s perfectly fine – it doesn’t take a much to get started. I even come back to this setup process …
I’ve taken recent interest in working on the Raspberry Pi now that Swift is open source. Given the amount of products built specifically for the Pi, there’s a huge potential for new, fun projects. DIY electronics have been gaining momentum over the last few years and there’s a lot of information to help you get …
This wasn’t especially difficult, but it was a little tedious to track down. I’ve relied on a handy little build phase script (I wish I remember where I found it) for automating build numbers from git commits for iOS apps since Apple gave us access to TestFlight via iTunes Connect. This same script didn’t work …
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I recently ran through the process localizing a client’s app. It took some time to fully wrap my head around the inner workings, but now in hindsight it seems relatively simple. The general overview looks something like this: Identify strings that need localization Generate .strings files Export & send to translator Import translations Some Gotchas …
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By no means is TDD (Test Driven Development) a new concept; I’ve known about it for years. I had sone some unit testing on projects prior, they became an integral part of routine when I started consulting for HP’s Software R&D lab. We’ve been very good about testing out all the important logic of the application, save automated functional …
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I was recently playing around with an idea – a proof of concept – for an mobile app API. If you’ve never done this before, keep reading. The high-level requirements: A mobile app that you have control over An API you’re working on Users must be authenticated As I am the app and API owner, …
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We at Pivotal Action were recently given a task for a client – develop a tool for a mobile API where admin can upload a list of retailers so that their mobile app users could find locations near them. It’s basically a “Find near me” utility. This type of project is broken down into 3 …
On the heels of the previous post, here’s a little snippit I picked up from Marek Bell to quiet NSLog() output in release builds. Add this to your {MyApp}-prefix.pch file #ifndef __OPTIMIZE__ # define NSLog(…) NSLog(__VA_ARGS__) #else # define NSLog(…) {} #endif The reasoning behind using __OPTIMIZE__ is that it’s set only on release builds …