My First VisionOS Application
Learn some basics of VisionOSSource: apple.comI’ve been working on SwiftUI projects for a while, and I’m really interested in the brand-new upcoming operating system, visionOS. It utilizes frameworks like SwiftUI, RealityKit, and ARKit. I want to play around with it and build a simple app for visionOS.Discover VisionOSApple Vision Pro offers
Read moreImproving My Code by Returning Early, Returning Often!
Photo by Joel Henry on UnsplashI’ve been a developer for over five years, and one of the best things I’ve learned is functional programming. Which gets a lot of hype and can be a bit daunting, but I’ve broken it down into a few simple ideas:Returning early and oftenSingle purpose functionsThese are pretty
Read moreA Simple Demo To Analyze 32GB AML Data With DuckDB
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Read moreThe US could learn a lot from how the UK is crafting DEI policy for venture capital
The U.K.’s Treasury Select Committee last month released a report on the diversity — or lack thereof — of the nation’s venture ecosystem. Black founders there receive less than 0.4% of all venture capital, and women founders receive around 2%, the report found. The report called such dismal stats “unacceptable.”
Read moreEven as cloud growth continues to slow, market remains robust in Q2 at $65B
Cloud growth has been slowing for a number of reasons this year. Some of it has to do with macroeconomic headwinds causing customers to look to cut their cloud bills, some of it with a maturing market, which comes with an inevitable decline in growth. With the Big 3 cloud
Read moreSolved problems becoming unsolved
“That’s a solved problem. So nobody knows how to solve it anymore.” Once a problem is deemed “solved” interest in the problem plummets. “Solved” problems may not be fully solved, but sufficiently solved that the problem is no longer fashionable. Practical issues remain, but interest moves elsewhere. The software written
Read moreLast week to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
A big heads-up and a hearty shoutout to all you savvy startup shoppers, budget-minded founders and tech enthusiasts who love to hang on to your money. You have just one week left to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt. Beat the price hike on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Buy
Read more6 startup founders gaze into a future-of-work crystal ball
The excitement around remote work reached fever pitch during the pandemic, when most people with an office job were forced to work from home. This opened up conversations about what the future of work looks like, with a lot of attention paid to remote and hybrid models as well as
Read moreMeet Window Snyder, the trailblazer who helped secure the internet and billions of devices
After the band played Miles Davis’ “Seven Steps to Heaven,” and an effusive introduction from the head of the school, Window Snyder stands in front of a hall filled with around 800 students at her old high school to receive an alumni award. Some of the students have a plastic
Read moreThe cobbler’s son
There’s an old saying “The cobbler’s son has no shoes.” It’s generally taken to mean that we can neglect to do for ourselves something we do for other people. I’ve been writing a few scripts for my personal use, things I’ve long intended to do but only recently got around
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