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  • Jade Hill
    Video: Testing Doze Mode in Android Nougat
    Jade Hill Android
    Aug 19, 2016

    In this video, Paul Turner expands on his post on Doze Mode in Android Nougat and walks you through how to test Doze Mode on your devices.

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  • Mark Dalrymple
    Dude, Where's my Call?
    Mark Dalrymple Mac | iOS
    Aug 17, 2016

    Imagine that one day you’re feeding some innocuous looking code to a Swift compiler, and then you get a smackdown of an error. Where’d it go? It got renamed.

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  • Josh Justice
    Authorizing jsonapi_resources, Part 1: Visibility
    Josh Justice Back-End
    Aug 11, 2016

    The JSON API web service specification is growing in popularity and adoption, and in Rails the jsonapi_resources gem is a great option for creating conforming web services. The gem handles a lot of the grunt work for you, but it can also make it hard to know how to do common tasks like controlling access to resources based on authorization rules. Let’s take a look at how to implement authorization for your resources. In this first post, we’ll do it directly in the resources itself, and in the second part, we’ll using the popular pundit gem.

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  • Jade Hill
    Video: Cross-Platform Game Templates in Xcode 8
    Jade Hill iOS
    Aug 9, 2016

    It’s been possible to write cross-platform SpriteKit code, but you had to build all the boilerplate yourself. The new Xcode 8 Beta 3 includes a new project template for cross-platform games, saving many hours of repetitive setup. In this video, Steve Sparks walks through the structure of the template and shows you how to start creating your own.

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  • Daniel Ra
    Entrepreneurs and the App Development Process
    Daniel Ra Clients
    Aug 4, 2016

    We have the privilege of working with clients big and small, and partnering with them to see their visionary dream through is a wholly rewarding experience. Over the years, we’ve fine-tuned our understanding and approach to consulting for startup entrepreneurs. If you’re looking to start a business with a technology hook like a mobile app or a website, here are some basic fundamentals to help you in partnering with us.

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  • Jade Hill
    Why Your Company Should Invest in Professional Development
    Jade Hill Students | Clients
    Aug 2, 2016

    If you’re a manager, it may seem like a risky investment to offer professional development to your employees. The fear is that employees can take their new knowledge elsewhere, but in reality, when employees receive the training they need, the returns exceed your monetary spend.

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  • Jonathan Martin
    Why I'm Still Working at Big Nerd Ranch
    Jonathan Martin Clients | Leveling Up
    Jul 27, 2016

    It’s my third year working at Big Nerd Ranch as a developer and instructor. Inevitably, I have a lot of friends (and recruiters) asking me why I am still working here. It all boils down to two non-negotiable values—trust and kindness.

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  • Jay Hayes
    Testing External Dependencies with Fakes
    Jay Hayes Back-End
    Jul 27, 2016

    Third-party solutions can solve difficult problems when you’re writing code, but relying on remote services makes writing automated tests more complicated. You can use fakes to solve this problem.

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  • Jade Hill
    Which Programming Language Will Earn You the Highest Salary?
    Jade Hill Students | Clients
    Jul 25, 2016

    The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that app developers earn a median of $98,260 annually. With such a high salary, more and more people are beginning to learn the skills needed to obtain a job as an app developer. But which programming language should you choose?

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  • Jade Hill
    Video: How to Install and Use n to Manage Multiple Versions of Node.js
    Jade Hill Back-End
    Jul 20, 2016

    We’ve just kicked off a series of short how-to videos. Today, Dee Del Rosario shows you how to use n to manage multiple versions of Node.js.

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