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Top Static Site Generators for 2024

Static sites (websites) are not new. In fact they’ve been around since the era of Web 1.0. Back in those dim and distant days the internet only had a few contributors, so managing and maintaining a static website was fairly hassle-free, they use to have a couple of static html files. However, the needs of creators and consumers have changed dramatically since then. So we need a new technology to generate static sites, befitting the resources and innovative spirit of the digital revolution.

NSLog and You: Learning How and When to Use It

NSLog is a very useful function call that iOS developers are able to utilize, and it is one of the most common development tools used to debug iOS apps. Among other things, NSLog can be used to check the value of variables, log any notes that you need to make, and check for errors when you do not have a debugger available. While NSLog is fairly handy, it is not a universal tool that can solve all of your programming problems.

iOS Geofencing: Unlocking Location-Based Capabilities for Swift Developers

In iOS, geofencing is a location-based feature that enables us to define geographical boundaries and trigger actions, or alerts, when a device enters or exits those boundaries. This feature has become vital to all kinds of apps, enabling them to deliver personal, timely and contextual experiences.

Effective Swift Unit Testing: A Comprehensive Guide to XCTest Framework

Unit tests are performed on a single unit of code, usually on a specific function, variable or flow. They allow us to test the components in isolation and validate each single component’s reliability in turn. In this article we’ll introduce the concept of Swift unit testing, and explain, at a high level, why you should carry them out, how you can start developing your iOS apps in a test driven development methodology and how you can write Swift unit test cases.

Top iOS Automated Testing Tools: Comprehensive Guide & Analysis

In the competitive landscape of iOS app development, ensuring the quality and functionality of your application is crucial. That’s where automated testing tools come in, enabling developers to streamline their testing processes and deliver robust, bug-free applications. In this comprehensive overview, we dive into the world of automated testing tools for iOS, exploring the top contenders that can revolutionize your testing efforts.

Efficient Android Development with Kotlin Coroutines: Building a Recipe Finder App

In Android app development, creating a smooth, responsive user experience is essential. Kotlin coroutines help developers achieve this by streamlining and speeding up the app’s background operations. Kotlin coroutines significantly simplify the way we write asynchronous code and they allow any Android developer to easily run a background task or an asynchronous task.

SwiftUI Buttons Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide

Creating a visually captivating, interactive user interface is fundamental to our work as developers. And SwiftUI, Apple’s declarative UI framework, is a game-changer, providing views, controls and layout structures for the iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS operating systems. Of all SwiftUI’s many components, SwiftUI buttons stand out as particularly crucial elements for user interaction.

Top 10 iOS Swift Libraries for 2024: Stay Ahead of the Game

This is the most fertile time for mobile app development since the launch of the App Store. Our industry is in the grip of several simultaneous revolutions, each of them bending, flexing and moulding to the others. 5G promises to make our apps 10 times faster; wearable technology lets them wrap themselves around our bodies; artificial intelligence enables them to learn from us and get smarter every day. But this torrent of innovation brings challenges, too.

Kotlin Arrays Simplified: The Definitive Guide

An array is like a box with compartments, where you can store a set number of items of the same kind. Arrays play a crucial role in Kotlin, helping us hold many items together. They allow us to send multiple values to a function easily, or make various changes to the data. There are various different forms of arrays in Kotlin, including the object-type array, represented by something called the array class.

Exploring Swift Collections: In-Depth Guide to Arrays, Sets, and Dictionaries

In Swift there are 3 primary types of collections to store your data in a structured way, namely: In this article we aim to give you an overview of each. Specifically we want to show how they’re declared, illustrate the most common operations of each, provide comparisons between them where applicable and highlight the various performance considerations.