June 2014
Combining BTLE and SpriteKit for Alvio’s iPad game
Alvio by Qol Devices is one of 10 companies from the first R/GA Connected Devices Accelerator. Their breathing training system combines an iPad with a breath-powered Bluetooth controller to help kids with respiratory challenges such as asthma. This platform makes breathing therapy fun for kids by gamifying what was previously a tiresome process for both parent and child. A myriad of […]
Dr. Wolfram’s Magic Language
I got my first PC somewhere around 1985. It was a Tandy 1000. Almost immediately, my father taught me the basics of DOS batch scripting. One of the first things he said to me was: “If the computer doesn’t do what you expect, it’s your fault. It can only do exactly what you tell it […]
5 Tips for Getting the Most out of Your BaaS
I recently launched an iOS app called 2by2. The app allows users to combine digital artwork to create new “double exposure” art, which users can share or combine again. I decided to use Parse for the backend since it provides time-savers like social login, push notifications and data storage out of the box. The infrastructure handles security and scaling […]
In hindsight, Swift was an obvious move
“It is easy to be wise after the event.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes The announcement of Swift at Apple’s WWDC 2014 conference with met with enthusiasm but also surprise, as despite the no doubt lengthy gestation period the language had remained a secret until the announcement. While it might seems strange (and even exasperating) […]
