Articles by Nate Swanner

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  How an iOS Sticker App Made $34,000 in 10 Days

  Any iOS developer knows that apps meant for trolling other users are not allowed. They also know that what constitutes a ‘prank’ app is a murky grey area, as far as the App Store guidelines go. B…
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  Facebook Yarn Strings JavaScript Packages Faster

  [caption id="attachment_137696" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Facebook Yarn[/caption] If you use JavaScript, chances are good you’re also familiar with the package management client NPM. Face…
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  Stack Overflow's Developer Story Revives Résumés

  [caption id="attachment_137684" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Developer Story[/caption] A résumé is something we all need, but for tech pros the format can prove a bit limiting. With so many p…
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  Samsung Note 7 Issues May Detonate Dev Program

  [caption id="attachment_137648" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 burned[/caption] The Samsung Note 7 is no longer in production. After several units caught fire for reasons…
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  Study Shows Most Users Flee New Apps Immediately

  [caption id="attachment_137629" align="aligncenter" width="3600"] App retention[/caption] Creating an app is one thing, but keeping users engaged is a completely different beast. While few develo…
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  Facebook Marketplace Pokes Craigslist, eBay

  Listing things for sale online isn’t a dated concept, but some of the services we use to do so probably are. Craigslist and eBay already have smaller players such as Gone and LetGo nipping at the…
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  macOS Code Hints at ARM-Based MacBooks

  It seems MacBooks with ARM chipsets are in the offing, or at least being entertained as a possibility. A new dive into macOS code points to support for ARM-based architecture, which does not curr…
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  Realm Mobile Database Eases Real-Time Collaboration

  [caption id="attachment_137524" align="aligncenter" width="1592"] Realm Mobile Database[/caption] Realm, regarded by many as one of the best mobile database solutions around, has taken things to…
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  BlackBerry Will Stop Making Smartphones

  As promised, BlackBerry CEO John Chen is attempting to save the company by taking radical steps: after a seemingly endless array of downright bad or underwhelming quarterly earnings calls, his fi…
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  Firefox OS Is Now Dead To Mozilla

  After realizing Firefox OS was not going to be the mobile operating system it dreamed of, Mozilla has officially announced that the platform is no longer being worked on. In a blog post on the Mo…