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Zachary is a dedicated problem solver who has hacked on computers all his life. He’s highly experienced with Objective-C and has been a developer of mobile apps and websites for years.
With all his accomplishments, it’s no surprise that Zachary describes himself as a relentless perfectionist (he’s even on the Dean’s List at the Georgia Institute of Technology). But despite his tenacious approach to every project he takes on, he can always make time to devour Cheez-Its. Tasty snacks at the ready, he relaxes by re-watching the British sci-fi comedy Shaun of the Dead, and is especially tickled by dialogue that refers to zombies as “a wee bit bitey.”
WWDC 2017’s Design for Everyone challenges developers to work for all our users. This post will teach you to rise to the challenge through concrete examples of accessible design. The examples I list are iOS-specific, but the ideas aren’t—developers across all platforms should keep accessibility in mind.
The theme of this year’s WWDC announcements was one of incremental refinement. The landscape of iOS and OS X aren’t changing dramatically; rather everything is getting a bit better. If you feel like your investments in yesterday’s new technologies like Auto Layout, Storyboards or WatchKit weren’t paying off, now is when that investment will bear fruit. If you aren’t familiar with these technologies yet, be sure to check them out before the end of the year. In the meantime, let’s get into the changes in more detail.
Yesterday, we at the Ranch we were gathered around the campfire for Apple’s latest announcements. It may not have been the wearable or maybe even the inflatable you were expecting (I might have misheard the rumors), but Apple’s fall event, usually dedicated to the iPod and iPhone, has come and gone once again. There is tons of news to unpack for you, your apps and your users. Let’s get going.
Big Nerd Ranch attracts people with winding, interesting, and occasionally confusing paths through life. Our Nerds are not merely byproducts of their qualifications, nicely packaged with a bow and a sticker that says, “Hire Me!” Rather, we find bright, passionate people who never stop learning. Experience is valued expressly, like in any business, but so is diversity and adaptability. We have coders who are only just learning to program, and others who are paragons of the community. Chemistry doctorates, reformed marketers, ex-police: you name it, we have it.
