28. May 2015
NSLondon - Continuous Integration on the Edge
I gave a talk at NSLondon about Continuous Integration in May 2015.
Please note that this was before WWDC 2015, Xcode 7 and the public API of Xcode Server.
14. May 2015
Run Terminal Scripts from Swift in your Mac app
While adding SSH key validation to Buildasaur, I encountered an interesting problem. It was relatively difficult to find advice on how to run simple Terminal scripts from your Mac app written in Swift.
04. May 2015
Xcode Server Hacks: 1. Under the Hood of Xcode Server
As part of building a project called Buildasaur, I had a chance to explore the ins and outs of Xcode Server. Xcode Server is a combination of two of Apple’s apps, OS X Server and Xcode. Together, they can provide a continuous integration server for your repository. Today, I’ll talk about how Xcode Server works under the hood, which open source frameworks it uses internally and I’ll even show you how to connect to its hidden API. We have a lot to cover, so let’s get started!
19. April 2015
WWDC and my Origin Story
I’m going to WWDC 2015! Odds were in my favour, apparently, and after two years of not having a sponsor and a year of sucking at lotteries, I have finally been given the chance to see Moscone Center at the biggest Apple event of the year.
07. March 2015
On TypeScript and ass-saving
I might be Mr. Obvious today, but please bear with me.
When I started learning Javascript in the context of writing server-side Node.js code, I really enjoyed the simplicity and the lack of initial work that has to be put in to get a quick server running. The complete dynamism of Javascript turned out to be a double-edged sword, however.
05. February 2015
On SwiftKey for iOS 1.2
Yesterday we released a big update to SwiftKey for iOS, bringing emoji, click sounds, more languages and Flow on iPad. Update in the AppStore, if it hasn’t automatically yet and if you have a second to spare, please leave us a nice review!
04. February 2015
On My Favorite Podcasts, Ep. 1 - The Talk Show
Many of my friends have noticed that I often start a sentence by saying: ”I was listening to this podcasts…”. Truth is, I spend hours listening to podcasts each day and as such they have become one of my main sources of random information. Some people ask me which podcasts they should start with, if they wanted to take up listening as well - which lead me to put together a series of blog posts about the podcasts I listen to.
03. February 2015
On Jobs’ (famous) dislike of styli
Ever since rumours of some new future iPad also supporting a first party stylus started flying around, some people in the Twitter-sphere seem to be way over excited. But not because they’d want to buy one, but due to a chance to call out Apple for hypocrisy. Let me explain.
10. January 2015
Happy Holidays from SwiftKey (narrated by yours truly)
📺 I know. I missed my window of opportunity to share this before holidays. Oh well, here it is in case you still haven’t seen it.