Articles by Nate Swanner
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Weekend Roundup: Dub-Dub, Drones, Mopeds, and Sketchy Stadia
It’s finally the weekend. After a long week of WWDC news, there’s some stuff you may have missed. Let’s play catch up, shall we? Apple undoubtedly dominated the tech-news scene this week. I’ve be… -
WWDC 2019: What ‘Sign-In with Apple’ Means for Tech Professionals
At this year's WWDC 2019, Apple has introduced a new, privacy-focused sign-in option for apps and websites. It’s exciting for users, but what does it mean for developers and engineers? It was a h… -
ARKit 3 Ushers in RealityKit, Priming Us for Augmented Reality Glasses
At WWDC 2019, Apple introduced us to RealityKit, augmented reality (AR) tooling that is undoubtedly the foundation for the holy grail of augmented reality: an eyeglasses-like heads-up display. Pr… -
Swift Finally Matches Objective-C in One Major Way
WWDC 2019 has brought us a lot of Swift. It’s perhaps the first time Apple has stopped trying to convince us all to give the language a try, and started showing us what it can do. Now, the langua… -
WWDC 2019: Xcode 11 is a Lot More Powerful With a Lot More Swift
Xcode 11 launched in beta this week alongside the macOS 10.15 Catalina beta build. Xcode looks a bit fresher now, and it also conforms to some unique Swift cues. Apple focused on tools for versio… -
WWDC 2019: SwiftUI, Apple’s Stab at Low-Code App Creation, is Pretty Neat
One of Apple's latest announcements at WWDC 2019 is a big one for developers: With Xcode 11 (currently in beta, and available to download via Apple's developer portal) comes SwiftUI, a declarativ… -
WWDC 2019: What Apple iOS, macOS Cross-Platform Apps Mean for You
After a full year of hand-wringing and anticipation, Apple finally gave developers the tools to make cross-platform iOS and macOS apps. Developers can now create apps with (mostly) the same binar… -
Burnout is Now an Official Medical Condition
Burnout is real, and it now has its own distinction with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a legitimate medical syndrome. The term ‘burnout’ has long been used to express everything from fat… -
These Brutal Tech Recruiter Rejection Email Templates Are Just the Best
Tech recruiters are a thirsty bunch, and most are just trying to do their job the best way they know how... nonetheless, some represent companies you’d just rather not work for. So what do you do… -
WWDC 2019: Here’s What Apple Could Announce
Apple is in an interesting position with WWDC 2019, the latest iteration of its annual developer conference. We almost certainly won’t see any new hardware unveiled (it updated the MacBook Pro li…