A Few Code Examples for Reactjs Engineers Learning Swift and SwiftUI
Photo by Vojtech Bruzek on UnsplashAs a software engineer familiar with ReactJS, learning Swift and SwiftUI can be a smooth transition if you can map the concepts you are familiar with to the new environment. In this guide, we will look at how common ReactJS patterns translate into Swift and SwiftUI.Please note — There
Read moreDecodable CoreData: A Proof-of-Concept for Building Offline-First iOS Apps
Photo by Annie Spratt on UnsplashAlright, folks, let’s cut to the chase. You’re building an iOS app and have a truckload of data coming in and out. Where do you put it? CoreData, baby! But then, you have to think about syncing with the outside world — your remote server. Now, you don’t
Read moreChris’ Corner: Design
Rauno Freiberg wrote an article getting into the CSS implementation of some of the neat features of the most recent Next.js website. Gotta love an article showing off how things work on a really top-notch modern design. Thoughts as I go down the list: • The randomized dots on the
Read moreStop using Google Analytics, warns Sweden’s privacy watchdog, as it issues over $1M in fines
Sweden’s data protection watchdog has issued a couple of fines in relation to exports of European users’ data via Google Analytics which it found breach the bloc’s privacy rulebook owing to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance. It has also warned other companies against use of Google’s tool. The fines
Read moreGoogle’s Gradient backs YC alum Infisical to solve secret sprawl
Secret sprawl, where companies store authentication credentials and similar sensitive data across multiple locations, is a real and growing problem for any company wanting to avert a security breach. Companies might have hundreds of secrets — such as API keys, passwords, or database access tokens — spread across their infrastructure,
Read moreValve responds to claims it has banned AI-generated games from Steam
Valve has issued a rare statement after claims it was rejecting games with AI-generated assets from its Steam games store. The notoriously close-lipped developer of the Half-Life series and de facto gatekeeper of PC gaming distribution said its policy was evolving and not a stand against AI. Steam has a
Read moreThe M4 robot transforms to roll, fly and walk across various terrains
If you’ve followed robots with any frequency, you’ve no doubt encountered the wheel versus leg debate. Why, for instance, should a warehouse opt for a legged Digit robot instead of a rolling Locus system? The explosive popularity of drones has led to similar debates with flying. Recent interest in inventory
Read moreThree advantages of non-AI models
It’s hard to imagine doing anything like Midjourney’s image generation without neural networks. The same is true of ChatGPT’s text generation. But a lot of business tasks do not require AI, and in fact would be better off not using AI. Three reasons why: Statistical models are easier to interpret.
Read moreAudio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes
There are many note-taking apps ranging from Apple Notes and Google Keep to Obsidian and Notion. Most of them use text as the primary input method and provide features around it. Developer Louis Pereira’s Audio Pen app focuses on converting your voice to neat text-based notes. Audio Pen is a
Read moreDo large language models know what they are talking about?
Large language models (LLMs) have only just emerged into mainstream thought, and already they’ve shown themselves to be a powerful tool for interacting with data. While some might classify them as merely a really cool new form of UI, others think that this may be the start of artificial general
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